Search Results: Titles starting with N from Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers, LLC

Philipsburg, New Jersey:: JUSTARIP,, 2024.. Edition of 25. Five pamphlets: each 4.375" x 2.75" with 8 pages. Created from a one-sided book structure. Saddle-stitched to a pink cardstock cover. Housed in pink organza bag with pink ribbon tie. Maryann Riker: "The 'Ninth Street Women' zine series is based on the novel by the same name by Mary Gabriel who recounts the lives of five female artists whose work and careers were overshadowed by their husbands/partners because of Societal conditions of the times. These zines celebrate their contributions to the abstract expressionist movement and the obstacles they had to overcome."  Zines in the set: Elaine de Kooning; Helen Frankenthaler Grace Hartigan; Lee Krasner; and, Joan Mitchell.

Claremont, California:: Scripps College Press,, 2009.. Edition of 95. 7.75 x 11.25 x .75"; 38 unnumbered pages. Accordion fold book extending from back pastedown with 12 page pamphlet bound in last fold. Printed on Rives BFK 150 gsm paper. Linoleum block images. Pamphlet: 12 pages, digitally printed on silver Stardream Text paper. Bound in Ginga bookcloth. Signed by students on back pastedown. Colophon: "Nine adventurous intellectuals embarked upon the journey of designing an artist book. Our goal was to construct a tome so powerful, so wondrously provocative that you would be overcome with emotion. In our creative journey, we have transformed luxurious materials into a glorious printed book with techniques that have been fervently taught at Scripps College for decades. We sullied our bare fingers with forest green, teal, electric blue and purple in the pursuit of our formidable goal. Our charmingly vintage Vandercook presses were our closest allies throughout the process." … Read More

Docking, Norfolk, England:: Coracle,, 1993.. Edition of 130. 7.5 x 10.25"; 56 pages. Letterpress in two colours with blind-embossing. Casebound paper over boards. Simon Cutts: "Namenlosen is the word for those shipwrecked who have no name - Naufragiste in French. So my book with Colin Sackett presupposes several mythic names from the annals of Modernism lie on the seabed stacked on top of each other as the printed impression dissipates through the pages of each section. It presupposes they are lost at sea, in the welter of other names and information.  "As to the Yeti of the cover, there is no clear answer, but the whole seems to work on a level of tactility and the physicality of letterpress printing and ink.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama:: Red Hydra Press,, 2003.. Edition of 100. 13 x 9", with Bembo types printed by hand on a field of atmospheric blue. Printed letterpress in an edition of one hundred press-numbered copies, each signed by the author. United States Poet Laureate Billy Collins, reflecting on the events of September 11, 2001, wrote a powerful poem, 'The Names', and read it aloud at a joint session of Congress in New York City on September 6, 2002." Proceeds from the sale of this work will benefit 'Guiding Eyes for the Blind' in Yorktown Heights, New York, an organization that provides highly trained guide dogs for the blind.

St. Francis, Wisconsin:: Heavy Duty Press.. Edition of 100. 24.5 x 16 cm, 56 pages. Letterpress printed in five ink colors on five colors of Hahnemuhle paper from Century Oldstyle and members of the News Gothic type family. Includes ten illustrations printed from zinc engravings. Six sequential poems taken from the eleven "guidebook" sections of the poet's saga 'Great Plains: A Prairie Lovesong. ' It is a tale of a man resurreting a sense of self and place. With virtually no puntuation, he relies on line breaks and placement to cue the reading. He uses long lines and hung lines that range across the page creating texture out of text. The first handmade, letterpress-printed, limited edition from this press.

Brooklyn, New York:: Louise Odes Neaderland,, 2014.. 9.75 x 8.25 x 2.25" box containing twelve books for various sizes and constructions. Edition size unstated. Twelve books by Louise Neaderland: The Case for Gun Control; 23 Sins; Hazardous Waste; The Vanishing Act; American Ballet Theatre; Artist At Work; Brokers Study Vast Hole in Space; Open Roads Empty Nests; The Stones Roll On; The Heart of Lightness; alphagami; Where is Home?

Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland:: Coracle Books,, 2015.. [Edition of 300]. 5 x 6.5"; 20 pages. Photocopy with letterpress. Handsewn with pictorial wrappers. The Book Remembers Everything: "In her Living Locally series, Van Horn celebrates the landscape, culture, and community of her adopted home in rural Tipperary, Ireland. Collecting, documenting, and illustrating the regional language of the area, Van Horn both acknowledges her position as a kind of outsider (a 'blow in,' in the local slang, referring to 'anyone who moves here from somewhere else') and locates herself firmly within the community." This is number 33 in the Living Locally series. It contains short snippets about food and drink observations from the artist about her local community. She begins with an observation about the Michelstown Cheese Factory's doors labeled "Natural Cheese" and "Processed Cheese." She continues with notes on the emptying of the sugar bowl, the ritual… Read More

Tuscaloosa, Alabama:: Michelle Ray,, 2012.. Edition of 50. 7.125 x 4.5 x .25"; 16 unnumbered pages. Images and text created with photopolymer plates. Case bound sewn binding. Paper-covered boards with embossed and printed images. In the edition of 50, 1 - 31 printed on handmade paper; 32 - 50 printed on machine made paper. This is a copy printed on machine made paper. Michelle Ray: "Natural History explores our fascination with facsimiles and the relationship between signs and the things they signify. Illustrated with a vanitas-style [a la memento mori, meant as a reminder of the ephemerality of life and the certainty of death] rabbit image as a recurring motif, this book’s brief essay looks at how things such as taxidermy and ornithological prints shape our relationship to the natural world. The viewer experiences a discord between representation and the real and is confronted with the question of which is more appealing.

Chicago, Illinois:: Ann Tyler,, 2017.. Edition of 20. 9 x 13"; 9 leaves. Inkjet printing on Hahnemühle Museum Etching with deckled edges 350 gsm paper. Laid in paper case (10.24 x 13.25") of Murillo by Fabriano 360 gsm. Slip and tab closure. Signed by the artist. Ann Tyler: "Seven views of nebula in the 'night sky.' Nebulae are comprised of gas and particles formed when portions of interstellar media undergo a gravitational collapse. In Nebulae the beauty of the destructive and formative aspects of the universe is posed against a 'gravitational collapse' on earth during warfare. Bombing reduces the solid matter of human lives to particles. "The nebula images were created by observing many NASA images and then selecting particular newspaper source images of skies recorded during bombings. The actual source of the base image is revealed at the end of the series - Gaza, Syria, Ukraine, Yemen. "The Rilke quote builds through each sequence to… Read More

Kingston, Ontario, Canada:: Transformer Press,, 2018.. Edition of 10. 4.5 x 5.75"; 14 pages. Materials: fabric, needles, thread. Screen-printed. Typeset in Helvetica font. Bound in red felt covers. Signed, numbered and dated by the artist. Lise Melhorn-Boe: "Needle is a small fabric pamphlet, designed to look like a needle case, with real needles in it. ... The text is a poem of the same name by Lorna Crozier."

San Francisco, California:: Lyall F. Harris,, 2010.. Edition of 10. 7 x 7"; 40 pages. Letterpress printed text from polymer plates. Front cover title printed from metal type. Nets and textures created with an etching press, then scanned and printed from polymer plates. Photos and wallpaper printed digitally. Other images hand printed linoleum cuts. Telephone cord image printed from a polymer plate. Reflective end pages. Handbound with exposed French link stitch. Lyall Harris: "A short, visually adapted play, The Netting develops over the course of seven scenes, accompanied by images and textures, that read like dream sequences. The content is multi-layered and rife with manifestations of anxiety, which ultimately intersect and converge. This book was inspired by the short 1940s films by Maya Deren." Maya Deren (1917-1961) was both an experimental filmmaker and film theorist whose work remains obscure even though in 1986 the American Film Institute created the Maya Deren… Read More

Orlando, Florida:: Rachel Simmons,, 2014.. Open. 8 x 5"; 96 pages. Pictorial glossy covers. Perfect bound.. Softcover. Rachel Simmons: "Never Flinch is an autobiographical visual journal that I published as a print-on-demand book in 2014. A visual journal is a marriage of writing and art; a playground for a busy, creative mind; an amplification of your inner voice; a record of your experiences; a regular meeting over coffee between you and yourself. Through a rich layering of mixed media drawing, printmaking and collage, this self-reflective journal immerses the reader in a colorful narrative about life, art, science, travel, and family. "In my journal practice, I use a wide variety of materials and techniques. I write the text using a stream of consciousness, timed writing approach, and then visualize the writing through collage, image transfers, wax resist, linoleum prints, ink wash, acrylic, watercolor, drawing, and erasure poetry."

Orlando, Florida:: Rachel Simmons,, 2014.. Open. 8 x 5"; 96 pages. Pictorial glossy covers. Perfect bound.. Hardcover. Rachel Simmons: "Never Flinch is an autobiographical visual journal that I published as a print-on-demand book in 2014. A visual journal is a marriage of writing and art; a playground for a busy, creative mind; an amplification of your inner voice; a record of your experiences; a regular meeting over coffee between you and yourself. Through a rich layering of mixed media drawing, printmaking and collage, this self-reflective journal immerses the reader in a colorful narrative about life, art, science, travel, and family. "In my journal practice, I use a wide variety of materials and techniques. I write the text using a stream of consciousness, timed writing approach, and then visualize the writing through collage, image transfers, wax resist, linoleum prints, ink wash, acrylic, watercolor, drawing, and erasure poetry."

Glenview, Illinois:: Karen Hanmer,, 2010.. Edition of 125. 6.5 x 4.375”; 40 pages. Inkjet printed on Ruscombe Mill pale wove handmade paper. Presented in an early 19th-century style publisher’s binding with handmade paper wrapper. Enclosure features images of the first edition of Poe’s Tamerlane and Other Poems. Laid in a four- flap custom archival wrap with illustrated title label on front. Velcro closure. Edition of 125: 1-25 deluxe; 26-75 standard. This is the deluxe presented in an early 19th-century-style publisher’s binding with marbled paper by Pamela Smith. Endpapers incorporate the design of the wrapper for the Standard Edition. Karen Hanmer, prospectus: "A criminal undone by his own bravado. A national hero who has no substance. A prosperous people believing they are immune to the tragedies befalling their neighbors. A man leaving for a hike in the hills and coming back with an unbelievable story. A large swath of society falling for a hoax.… Read More

Glenview, Illinois:: Karen Hanmer,, 2010.. Edition of 125. 6.5 x 4.375”; 40 pages. Inkjet printed on Ruscombe Mill pale wove handmade paper. Presented in an early 19th-century style publisher’s binding with handmade paper wrapper. Enclosure features images of the first edition of Poe’s Tamerlane and Other Poems. Laid in a four- flap custom archival wrap with illustrated title label on front. Velcro closure. Edition of 125: 1-25 deluxe; 26-75 standard. This is the standard presented in a paper wrapper. Construction based on the first edition of Tamerlane. Karen Hanmer, prospectus: "A criminal undone by his own bravado. A national hero who has no substance. A prosperous people believing they are immune to the tragedies befalling their neighbors. A man leaving for a hike in the hills and coming back with an unbelievable story. A large swath of society falling for a hoax. "Current events mirror tales written by Edgar Allan Poe over one hundred and fifty years… Read More

San Juan Capistrano, California:: Inkswine Press,, 2020.. Edition of 10. 25 pages. Measuring 7.875 x 5.75 x 0.5 inches (20 x 14.6 x 1.3 cm). Printed letterpress on heavy weight translucent sheets over 2-color screen-printed type compositions on 250 gm deckle edge rag paper. Hard cover, single page quarter binding, bookmark ribbons. Sea green Ingres end papers with red kozo edging. Signed and numbered by the artist. Dirk Hagner: "I made these little volumes of contemporary New Collective Nouns recently. They are dedicated to James Lipton, whom I would have loved to send a copy. Alas, he passed away in 2020. Thank you for your inspiration and your passion for collective nouns among so many other things. There are 11 new collective nouns." wikipedia, 6/9/2021: "Louis James Lipton (September 19, 1926 – March 2, 2020) was an American writer, lyricist, actor, and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York City. He was the executive producer,… Read More

Portland, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2007.. Edition of 8. 9" diameter paper discs printed on both sides; 12 leaves connected with black and white ribbon. Housed in 10 x 10 x 2.5" black cloth-covered box. The latest in Goodale's Threatened and Endangered Species series concerns the New England Cottontail. In 2007, the state of Maine added the New England Cottontail to its Endangered Species List. Goodale lists loss of contiguous habitat, highway deaths, and pollution as three major reasons for their decline. Rebecca Goodale: "It is a circle book, a little like an Alexander Calder mobile, discs that are printed 2 sided with imagery about a rare rabbit and all of its struggles with the human altered environment. This piece will be in an exhibit at the Portland (ME) Museum of Art this spring [of 2008].

Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland:: Coracle,, 2019.. Unstated. 6 x 4.25"; 32 pages. Red paper free end pages and pastedowns. Handsewn with green stiff wraps. Coracle: "Maureen Van Horn began writing haiku for the banner of the second section of the New Hampshire Concord Monitor in 2015. Their rigorous syllabics encapsulate items of current news that might be covered elsewhere in the newspaper with more prosaic and extended narrative. They may capture the banality of events, bordering on an inconsequentiality, in a way that only this form allows.

Tobaccoville, North Carolina:: Catbird (on the Yadkin) Press,, 2010.. Edition of 30. 9 x 6"; 12 pages. Woodcuts and handset type on handmade papers. Illustration pages tipped on handmade papers. Illustrations by Terry Schupbach-Gordon. Sewn binding. Illustrated paper title label tipped on front cover. Terry Schupbach-Gordon: "This very sad poem was written by Francis William Bourdillon (1852 -1921). ... This sad poem actually made me quite happy because I found a use for several pieces of hand printed papers that I've had for many years. I had almost given up hoping to find a use for them, but now, my reputation as a pack rat has been justified!"

[North Vitzroy, Victoria, Australia]:: Gracia and Louise,, 2017.. Edition of 6 + 1 AP. 8 x 4.75"; 8 pages. Concertina structure. Inkjet print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm. Covers mounted on gold-trimmed board. Housed in a printed slipcase on 225gsm Buffalo board. Covers and pages printed by Arten. Slipcase printed by Bambra Press. Bound by Louise Jennison. Numbered, dated, and initialed by artists. This is the second in the Looped series of five books. Each book stands alone but together they weave a tale. Each book has a scene/a story printed on the exterior of the slipcase. The accordion book carries the imagery created for the written narrative. The effect that man has had on the environment is a continuing theme in this series of books. The narrative speaks of the ebb and flow of the sea, washing away and then leaving behind. Walking through the debris the writer says "As I had slept, Atlantis rose, or so it seemed. Bringing with it a band of subterranean garden-hose sea… Read More