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

Tempe, Arizona:: Cabbagehead Press,, 2011.. Edition of 30. 7.5 x 9.25" closed; 7.5 x 140" extended. Accordion book with leatherbound covers. Letterpress and relief on shaped, variable paper handmade from the clothing of landmine victims, minefield plant fibers, and currency of mine-producing nations. Printed two sides in ten sections. Paper title label on front cover. Signed and numbered by the artist. John Risseeuw: "The subject is landmines and landmine victims. From 2001-2007, The Paper Landmine Print Project involved making paper and printing landmine images, facts, and stories of victims on it. In hand papermaking, we make paper from cotton, linen, or silk clothing - rags - as well as plant fibers and other sources of cellulose. I collected articles of clothing from landmine victims (this means only a representative piece of clothing - something the person wore - not from the accident itself), fibrous plants from mine locations, and shredded paper currencies of nations that use or… Read More

Steven Point, Wisconsin:: Arcadian Press,, 2014.. Edition of 35. 5.25 x 6"; 32 pages. Letterpress printed with Michael Bixler's Cochin Light, Bodoni, and one wood letter. Handmade Root River Mill flax by Brian Borchardt, Jeff Morin, Lisa Beth Robinson, and Caren Heft. Paper-covered boards with jagged top edges. Copper breast made by blacksmiths Mindy and Mark Gardner attached to front board. Numbered. Lisa Beth Robinson relates the ordeal of her mother's breast cancer, which occurred in 1973 when Lisa Beth was five and her brother, Draco, was three-and-a-half: "a hard dose of radiation combined with a mastectomy and the removal of local lymph nodes" was the "cure" then. Watching her mother ("until I was a teenager I never saw a woman with two breasts") has had strong influence on Robinson's sense of her own body.

Saskatchewan, Canada:: Byopia Press,, 2016.. 3 x 3"; 48 pages. Laser printed on pink acid-free cardstock. Laid in printed wrapper then slipped into printed full-cover paper band. Initialed by the artist. Cathryn Miller: "My first Babel-themed artist's book (Tower of Babel, 2008) featured jargon phrases from journalism, government, advertising, and the military. This work re-visits the theme with quotations from Donald Trump .... [Theses quotations are all from candidate-Trump.] "Pages may be slotted together to build a tower (or perhaps a wall) that is, ultimately, doomed to failure.

Charlottesville:: Virginia Center for the Book,, 2015.. Edition of 55. 8 x 10"; 68 pages. Printed on Mohawk Superfine, softwhite eggshell. Images from first folio Hamlet, British Library C.34.k.1. Numbered. Half leather with red cloth over boards with titles in black on front cover. Edition of 55: 5 deluxe leather copies, 45 cloth copies and 5 unbound signatures. Virginia Center for the Book: "In celebration of 20 years as a community of artists exploring books, paper, printmaking, the Virginia Center for the Book is proud to debut its latest collaborative project, The Bad Quarto. The handbound artist's book is an exploration of the first publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet. "The VABC's creation is a 68-page, cloth-bound production of the play featuring digital and traditional printing methods. No words appear except those that graced the original pages of the 1603 publication (alias Quarto 1 or Q1). "Early scholars disdained this version as one of the… Read More

Charlottesville:: Virginia Center for the Book,, 2015.. Edition of 55. 8 x 10"; 68 pages. Printed on Mohawk Superfine, softwhite eggshell. Images from first folio Hamlet, British Library C.34.k.1. Numbered. Red cloth over boards with titles in black on front cover. Edition of 55: 5 deluxe leather copies, 45 cloth copies and 5 unbound signatures. Virginia Center for the Book: "In celebration of 20 years as a community of artists exploring books, paper, printmaking, the Virginia Center for the Book is proud to debut its latest collaborative project, The Bad Quarto. The handbound artist's book is an exploration of the first publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet. "The VABC's creation is a 68-page, cloth-bound production of the play featuring digital and traditional printing methods. No words appear except those that graced the original pages of the 1603 publication (alias Quarto 1 or Q1). "Early scholars disdained this version as one of the 'stol'n and… Read More

Seattle, Washington:: Bonnie Thompson Norman,, 2014.. Not stated. 5 x 5" closed, opens to 5" cube; six double-sided panels. Letterpress printed. Panels connect with thread through three holes to form flexible page binding. Laid in a four-flap fold-over wrapper with Velcro closure. Bonnie Thompson Norman: "It may come as a surprise to learn the right to vote is not explicitly stated nor provided for in the United States Constitution. Rather, this right has been shaped by Amendments, Congressional legislation, judicial review, and requirements and restrictions enacted by the States. "For me, voting is a fundamental and cherished expression of patriotism and democracy. By casting my vote, I am connected to the principals of Government of the People, by the People and for the People. "However, laws and regulations regarding voting rights are becoming more restrictive and onerous. Ballot BOX, a literal and symbolic representation of a right which should be… Read More

Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland:: Coracle Press,, 2018.. Unstated. 4.5 x 6.5"; 84 pages. Printed digitally. In pictorial wraps. Coracle Press: "This is the second book from Coracle of William Minor's poems, after 'tree on the outside' from 2010. Here, by conjecture and statement surrounding the artist's life and work, he presents an interior with the detail and form of a still-life. An intermediate book, P***y and Pigeon came from Shearsman Press in 2014."  Coracle Press, jacket blurb: "In The Balthus Poems, fragment and detail again achieve a form of still-life, in this case surrounding the life and work of its protagonist. These poems move with their own innate syntax, detailing the enigma of the single phrase in its own space, and cohere through a particularly laconic sensibility." William Minor is an American poet residing in Los Angeles.

Tobaccoville, North Carolina:: Catbird (on the Yadkin) Press,, 2012.. Edition of 65. 8 x 9"; 2 pages. Woodcuts printed on Yatsou, Kitakata, and Japanese etching papers. Type is Trajan Pro Bold. Sewn gatefold binding with covers of Brazilian banana paper. Numbered. Signed by artist and poet. Colophon: "The poem was written by Grace Winn Ellis who corralled these words after a walk at Tanglewood Park. The woodcut is by Terry Schupbach-Gordon who is familiar also with bats, belfries, and distraction. " Grace Ellis recently started a blog, May 2012. Banished Thoughts was one of her first entries: "After years of quietly hoarding my opinions on the inner life, the public arena, books, and theater, I am sharing them with the wider world. I hope you will find something here that speaks to you. "Here’s a brief word from the fluttering thoughts that I am releasing into the world:...

Tobaccoville, North Carolina:: Catbird (on the Yadkin) Press,, 2012.. Edition of 65. 10 x 11" single sheet. Woodcut. Letterpress. Terry Schupbach-Gordon: "This broadside is a collaboration with and old friend and fellow book group member."  Colophon from book of same title: "The poem was written by Grace Winn Ellis who corralled these words after a walk at Tanglewood Park. The woodcut is by Terry Schupbach-Gordon who is familiar also with bats, belfries and distraction. " Grace Ellis recently started a blog, May 2012. Banished Thoughts was one of her first entries: "After years of quietly hoarding my opinions on the inner life, the public arena, books, and theater, I am sharing them with the wider world. I hope you will find something here that speaks to you. "Here’s a brief word from the fluttering thoughts that I am releasing into the world:...

North Carolina:: Wobble Press,, 2021.. Edition of 15 + 2 AP. 8.75" x 10.25" x 1.25"; 72 pages. Pigment prints on Moab Entrada Rag Bright 190 gm. Custom hardcover case binding with hinged foldout front and back covers using inlaid magnets. Custom slipcase with inlaid label. Signed and numbered by the artist. Tyler Starr: "'The Aryan Republican Army (ARA) committed 22 armed bank robberies in the Midwest from November 11,1992 to December 19, 1995. The objectives of its leaders, Richard Lee Guthrie and Peter Kevin Langan, were to raise funds for the white supremacist movement and overthrow the U.S. government. The ARA was part of the broader movement of white supremacist terrorism that weaves its presence through American history to the present. Since 2019, the Department of Homeland Security and FBI began to officially acknowledge that white supremacists are the top domestic terrorism threat. "By transforming text from FBI documents into images, this book… Read More

Seattle, Washington:: Bonnie Thompson Norman,, 2010.. Edition of 100. 10 x 2.75"; 12 pages. Vertical concertina structure. Letterpress printed on a Vandercook SP15 and a 1926 Chandler & Price from handset type and a photoengraving. Handbound. Enclosed in a letterpress printed wrapper. Bonnie Thompson Norman: "The quote by Gandhi has been a guiding light to me for many years. It was recited before the Indian Parliament by President Barack Obama in November 2010 as an expression of good will and common goals. The book is bound in a style indigenous to that region and culture.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:: Alice Austin,, 2024.. Edition of 30. 2.25" x 2.85" x 12" (open). Map fold structure. Hand-cut linoleum images. Printed on Mohawk text weight paper on a Vandercook SP- 15. Housed in archival box. Signed and numbered by the artist. Alice Austin has created a visual delight with "Beach Finds." There are five map folds in an alternating accordion pattern. Stretching out the map folds reveal hidden colorful images of beach treasures: limpet shells, fossil rocks, seaweed, bird skull, and feathers.

Portland, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2003.. Edition of 10. 5.5 x 11" with hand colored silkscreen prints. Two section binding with French folds and Japanese lace paper. Linda J. Docherty, exhibition catalog, 2004: "Goodale also uses words to place threatened and endangered species in relationship to other living things. In Beach Plum ... she describes a community of species that share a protected natural area, Beach Plum Farm, along the coast of Maine. Complementary colors - red and green, yellow and purple - visually reinforce this verbal image of a diverse yet balanced natural harmony. The final line alludes to the recurring cycle of the seasons and also to the imminence of change. When the 'old women who still make jelly' no longer come to harvest the beach plums, another tradition uniting humans and nature will be gone.

[North Vitzroy, Victoria, Australia]:: Gracia and Louise,, 2016.. Edition of 10. 9.5 x 8" loose leaves; 11 (1 title + 10). 10 individual woodblock engravings by Louise Jennison and 10 unique state collage with pencil and paint additions by Gracia Haby. On Fabriano Artistico 640gsm traditional white hot-press paper. Housed in a black linen Solander box with inlaid print and collage. Bound by Louise Jennison. Numbered. Gracia & Louise: "Because I Like You is based on the concept of a love letter to ten mammals. Each of the edition is housed in a black fabric Solander box with inlaid windows featuring one of the ten mammals enclosed. Each page has one mammal lemonwood block print portrait and one mirrored original collage of the portrayed mammal. The mammals featured range from a Greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) to a Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) by way of a Royal antelope (Neotragus pygmaeus) and a gruff Polar bear (Ursus maritimus). "This artists’ book has been over a… Read More

New York, NY:: Beth Sheehan,, 2016.. Edition of 8. 5.25 x 8"; 24 pages. Print processes: Inkjet print, letterpress printing and pigment dusting. Printed on iridescent cotton paper handmade by Richard Langdell. Bound in cloth covered boards using Drum Leaf with drop-spine case binding. Signed and numbered by the artist. Designed and printed by the artist in 2015-2016 during residency as a Scholar for Advanced Studies in Book Arts at the Center for Book Arts in New York. Beth Sheehan: "The book was inspired by a small pamphlet that I made during my time in Florence, Italy in 2012. Much of my work deals with the idealization of memory, particularly concerning relationships. "My work can't be divorced from the aspect of time. All of my work is about memory; the influence of memories on identity, the beauty of nostalgia, and the disfunction of memory. This book is a monument to the act of remembering. Inspired by a photo of an event in my childhood I don't remember, my… Read More

Berkeley, Califonira:: never mind the press ,, 2015.. Edition of 39. 6 x 10 x 1.5" as paper sculpture; 21.5 x 10" fully extended as a print. Letterpress printed from linoleum cuts and handset Caslon Oldstyle type in six colors on cotton Stonehenge paper. Signed and numbered by the artist. Alisa Golden: "So many times a book is judged by its cover. Here is the cover, the jacket as a paper sculpture, the book fully exposed, easy to flatten and store or mat and frame as a print. These five poems look at honesty, service, invisibility, power, and irony through cleaning, team training, military awards, a bug, and clichés. The prints are of bald eagles, a target, and combat boots and talons. Taken together, a powerful and playful set of words and images.

Claremont, California:: Scripps College Press,, 2017.. Edition of 15. 4 x 6" closed. Leather-bound book with a french twist binding style and leather tie closure. Letterpress text. Linocuts. Signed and numbered. Scripps College Press: "This artist's book contains aseries of maps featuring places that caused the artist to reflect on the feeling of un-belonging and displacement. Each map has corresponding poetry, like short vignettes, that shed light on particular and salient aspects of the artist’s transient residence.

Kingston, Washington:: Full Plate Press,, 2016.. Edition of 16. 6.5 x 9"; 28 pages including pastedowns. Double-sided accordion. Image pages printed relief. Fabriano Artistico Traditional White hot-press watercolor paper with a variety of colored papers used in the pop-up sections. Tahoma typeface. Bound in cloth boards. In cloth slipcase. Numbered. Includes 8 page pamphlet of Production Notes. Colophon: "Beyond Boundaries is a collection of poems and images which are reflections upon the boundaries we have encountered in our lives. Some of these boundaries are physical borders, others are internal guilts, philosophical divides, cultural differences, or emotional and intellectual edges. We have found that some boundaries, lines, or borders hold us back or contain us, while others beg to be crossed, and in crossing them we find ourselves set free of the constraints in our lives. We ask the reader to enjoy this book with an eye to examining the boundaries in his or her own life, and to… Read More

Glenview, Illinois:: Karen Hanmer,, 2006.. Edition of 100. 3.25 x 7.5" Laser print on polyester film, computer punch card. Another in Hanmer's series of works on computer history in the United States. This work has a National Archives image of 1970s era computer room overlaid on an IBM punch card.

Tallahassee, Florida:: Small Craft Advisory Press,, 2010.. Edition of 60. 7.25 x 9 x 1.5"; 26 pages. Single sheet letterpress pages printed on SCAP's Vandercook Universal 1. Photographs on Kodak Portra film scanned for digital imaging and layout. Printed on Crane Lettra paper. Bound in three-ring binder with laser engraved details. Laser cut and engraved paper sculptural object in pocket of first page. Signed and numbered by the artists. Small Craft Advisory Press: "Binder is a reflection on the evolution of the paper family photo archive. Artists Kris Merloa and Tate Shaw created a virtual family photo archive and framed it within a fictional scholarly tome complete with fictional works cited page and printed page turns. The pages are contained within a binder with the possibility of reordering. The family pictured in the images are people in the artist's close circle of friends. The binder family references groups within communities of people that move away from their… Read More