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

Rosendale, New York:: Women's Studio Workshop,, 1998.. Edition of 70. 8 x 10" closed; 8 x 18" opened.Three books of silkscreens, origami folds, and dried plant matter gathered into a handmade Chinese seedpod purse. Prospectus: "Inspired by a Chinese legend that the gift of writing comes from studying the objects of nature, the images of Cè were created from collected found organic material. These forms were arranged into 'sentences' to read as visual language. Cè is about reading nature's form, gestures, and movements as written language. The series of books take the reader through an experience much like a Taoist philosophical journey."  Irene Chan: "Since this all began with finding organisms and collecting these treasures into a purse, the three books of Cè are contained in a seedpod purse. There is a Chinese legend that Huang Che in the 26th century B.C. discovered the gift of writing after studying the objects of nature.… Read More

Charlottesville:: Virginia Center for the Book,, 2013.. Edition of 100. Paper clamshell box (6.5 x 4 x 2.5") containing unbound pieces. 4 (6.5 x 19") accordion pages , 4 folded broadside sheets, 40 (6.5 x 3") cards, 6 (3.25 x 6.5") lightweight papers forming a text. Signed and numbered on the colophon card by the artist. G.S. Queen supervised the printing, Kristin Adolfson provided layout and design. Student research and printing teams: Mary Wells Ball, Courtney Dobrucky, Kate Farrell, Will Frazier, Elise Virginia Heartwell, Alli Herget, Caleb Jang, Victoria Kornick, Elizabeth Y. Pak, Thomas Pierce, Kana Saechout, Kiyoko Timmons, Alessandra van der Meulen, Alison Westfall. Printing and collating was concluded during the summer of 2013 by Shailagh Kennedy. Virginia Center for the Book website: "Suzanne McClelland worked closely throughout the spring semester with the class taught by Professor Dean Dass -Special Topics in Printmaking: The Artist's Book - to create… Read More

St. Paul, Minnesota:: Strong Silent Type Press,, 2021.. Edition of 20 + 3 AP. 14.5 x 14.75"; 30 pages. Printed in relief from laser cut blocks Drum leaf binding. Numbered and signed by the artist on the colophon. Images and text reference documented on colophon. page. Fred Hagstrom: "'I did this book as a tribute to the medical workers who have given so much, and suffered so much, during this pandemic. I interviewed nurses and also found text from videos that were available to the public.

Salem, New York:: Ed Hutchins,, 2021.. Edition of 200. 10" high x 8" wide, opens to 15" long; Five interwoven pages fold flat. Non-adhesive pop-up structure. Laser printed in full color on 12pt. Accent Opaque White Cover Smooth paper. Laser-cut and hand-assembled. Custom Fabriano Morillo portfolio & information card. Vector diagram and laser cutting by Joe Freedman. Structure design and artwork by Ed Hutchins. Signed and numbered by Hutchins. Ed Hutchins: "Sounds are unseen, they can be heard but not viewed. Five interwoven pages fold flat, yet spring open to a visual uproar of sounds…sounds from nature, wild beasts, machines, weather, music, excitement, frustration, and life itself. Racing across intersecting surfaces and erupting from interior chambers-whether seen from the top, bottom, front, back, sides, or through viewing ports-a wide-ranging cacophony of sound expressions emerges in visual form. The kaleidoscope presentation begs to be picked up, unfolded, turned,… Read More

[Albuquerque, New Mexico]:: Savannah Bustillo,, 2018.. Edition of 20. 6.25 x 4.25"; 72 pages including covers. 9 vellum inserts making 36 of the pages. Laser engraved images. Screen printing. Coptic stitch binding Constructed of pages of untreated chipboard and vellum. Housed in an open sided box of untreated book board with laser engraved images of a Calvin Klein watch on front and back. Signed by artist on back of box. Savannah Bustillo: "The book recounts the true story of the famous Colombian novelist and poet, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who was treated for lymphatic cancer in 1999. Viewers turn through laser engraved images of Colombian souvenirs and tchotchkes and pages of screen printed vellum with the same ghostly watch from the box. The text continues that various news sources took the rumors of Garcia Marquez's failing health to be confirmed when a poem was leaked to a Peruvian newspaper that the poet had sent this only to his closest friends.  "The world press… Read More

Everett, Washington:: John R. Hastings,, 2017.. Edition of 20. 4 x 3.25"; 12 pages. Accordion structure. Six panels sewn in the middle fold to the wrappers forming two three-panel fold outs. Printed on HP Presentation Paper using an Epson Stylus Photo 2200 printer with pigment inks. Cover printed on acid-free Moab Entrada paper. Lucida Calligraphy font. Numbered. Signed and dated by the artist. John Hastings, colophon: "In 2013 my partner, Charlotte Murray, was diagnosed with a rare brain disease called Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD). As yet, there is no treatment and no cure. The disease causes behavioral, speech, and physical challenges, as well as dementia. I struggle with the ramifications of her illness as I care for her at home, and am always looking for ways to find some respite. Creating artist books is one way I do this." John Hastings, A Caregiver's Garden: "In the fall of 2001, Charlotte and I were asked if we would consider being on the 2002 Everett… Read More

Torino, Italy:: Piera Luisolo,, 2008.. One-of-a-Kind. 10 x15 cm (3.9 x .5.9"); 14 pages, Watercolors and graphite. Handwritten image titles. Bound with decorated paper. Single cord wrapped over paper folds then over spine and knotted to serve as binding. Laid in wooden tray with tie closure. Signed and dated on the last page by the artist.. Carnet de Voyage" was created by Piera Luisolo during a short stay in the cities of Vienna and Prague. The pages are brief line and watercolor impressions of architectural details captured while traveling between these two cities.

Tobaccoville, North Carolina:: Catbird (on the Yadkin) Press,, 2021.. Series of 6 one -of-a-kind books. 11 x 7.5" closed, extends to 29".; 4 panels. Double sided accordion. Woodcuts. Etchings. Letterpress printed text printed in Bembo and Centaur. Bugra and Saint Armand paers. Original postcard from Madrid in slippocket attached to interior front panel. Signed by the artist. Terry Schupbach-Gordon, colophon: "This book was made with love to celebrate the life of Lydia Madrid. We, who loved her, knew a friendship like no other. We were joined by a love of prints, puppets and the pursuit of an adventures. We began many a road trip in search of a festival, only to find that the festival was inside us. We found joy in the small and ordinary like the sound of geese. In each book is a postcard from Lydia herself.

Tobaccoville, North Carolina:: Catbird (on the Yadkin) Press,, 2021.. Edition of 40. 6 x 8" on Bugra and Saint Armand papers with amate bark slip sheet. Text handset in Bembo and Centaur. Letterpress print. Handsewn binding. Signed and numbered by the artist. Terry Schupbach-Gordon: "'Carrying Lydia Madrid' was made to celebrate the life of Lydia Rede Madrid (1949-2020). To say that Lydia Madrid was 'a friend like no other' does not even cover the beauty of this person, or her place in the lives of so many who loved her. Lydia was a printmaker with roots deeply planted in West Texas, and the samll town of Redford, where she was born. We were joined by more things than I can list. Our love of prints, puppets and the pursuit of an adventure is just the beginning of my very long list. We found joy in the small and excitement in things as ordinary as the sound of geese above our heads. The poem begins:'you wrote me postcards for forty years, and today I put them in a… Read More

Tallahassee, Florida:: Small Craft Advisory Press,, 2013.. Edition of 150. 3.5 x 5.25" closed, extends to 10 x 14". Folded broadside. Text and image letterpress printed from polymer plates. Slipped in pink envelope with printed title. A folded single sheet that holds a poem incorporating text and images created by circles placed in an underlying grid. The text and images reference shopping carts and rabbits. This is a collaboration between Denise Bookwalter (Director of Small Craft Advisory Press) and SCAP resident poet Jay Snodgrass and his wife Kristine Snodgrass.

[Sebastopol, California]:: Deeply Game Publications,, 2019.. Edition of 40. 8 x 6.25"; 48 pages. Printed with letterpress text in Twentieth Century type. Indigo Electroink images. Printed on Mohawk Superfine paper. Book design and binding by Sara Press. Signed by the poet and the photographer. Numbered. In short, this book demonstrates how potential cataclysm does not negate our human scratchings but makes them more significant, perhaps turns some into art. Sara Press: "In light of the vastness of time, space and the potential for human suffering, this artist's book confronts impermanence and vulnerability at the human scale - and at other orders of magnitude.  "As each of us gains personal & scientific understanding of our place in the world and in the universe, this clashes with our emotional investment in the details of our own life. We know both that nothing matters and that everything does. "At the core of this book are two photographic series,… Read More

Tallahassee, FL:: Blue Section Press,, 2020.. Edition of 25. 5.25 x 8.5"; 14 panels including pastedowns. Double sided accordion. Letterpress Printed using photopolymer and placemats on French Paper Smart White. Boards covered in book cloth with paper title label. Signed and numbered by the artist. Laid in cloth covered clamshell box. Cheri Marks: "A Case of Equilibrium explores the relationship between cyclical systems that occur, whether by deliberate choices, or natural forces, to sustain balance. The book investigates two particular cyclical events; the Gulf Stream ocean current and personal movement within a structural space. The two form a personal connection based on geographic location. They are built around stability and intentionality while considering constants that occur throughout cycles to maintain equilibrium. "During my research, I formed a poetic relationship between the Gulf Stream ocean current and its directed movement with my own. The interpretation of two… Read More

Reno, Nevado:: AB Gorham and Matt Runkle,, 2019.. Edition of 50. 6" x 6" closed; 16" x 16" open. Single-sheet folded structure. Written, designed, and letterpress printed from photopolymer plates in 2019 in Reno, Nevada, by two transplants to the city, Matt Runkle and AB Gorham. Letterpress printed using photopolymer plates in four colors on Kitakata. Housed in a folded cardstock enclosure. AB Gorham: "'Casino Baby!' takes place at the meeting of desert and mountains, inside a labyrinthine casino where house and player are in conversation. What patterns emerge from the carpet, the manipulated air, the onslaught of sounds made by machines?" Matt Runkle: "We were both transplants to Reno, Nevada, when we started our process, and we separately wandered the landscape of the rapidly changing city and made sketches of its casino culture, its distinct high-desert ecosystem, and signs of the cultural and environmental shifts happening under the onslaught of… Read More

East Hampton, New York:: Barry McCallion,, 2018.. Edition of 3 variants. 13 x 10"; 18 text pages, 9 original linoleum block prints. Handwritten text on beige Rives BFK paper. Lino prints enhanced with acrylic inks and paints. Includes two original carved blocks of the prints adhered to the interior of the box. Signed and numbered by the artist McCallion has handwritten the text of Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado". The text is accompanied by McCallion's original artwork. Poe's short story is a revenge plot with the resulting punishment.  McCallion's lino cuts begin with the narrator meeting his "friend" Fortunato on the street at Carnival time. He lures Fortunato to test a cask of Amontillado. Our next image is of the long and winding spiraling staircase that Fortunato descends to the catacombs (the next lino image). The images continue as the fate of Fortunato is revealed. The last image being that of the narrator building a wall… Read More

Salt Lake City, Utah:: Marnie Powers-Torrey,, 1999.. Edition of 15. 7.875 x 11"; 22 pages. Twentieth Century Medium Italic typeface. Handset and printed on an Asbern letterpress. Photographs gum bichromate prints, photolithographs, and intaglio prints from photopolymer plates. A cross-country road trip, recounted and pictured with bleary perception Marnie Powers-Torrey: "Visual and verbal snap shots taken through the lens of a car window by a twenty-something traveling across country. Individual stops are connected by the long road of the concertina spine. "

Rutland, Vermont:: Shattuck Studio,, 2020.. Edition of 4. 7.4" x 10" x 1" closed . Tunnel book with front flap that lies flat then opens to reveal a pop-up. Laid in envelope slipcase with grosgrain ribbon closure. Printed on BFK Rives, Epson Matte, Red River papers. Origami transparent and Lama Li papers. Signed and numbered by the artist. Carolyn Shattuck: "Once I saw a catamount on the edge of my property, I knew that a book was created. She was beautiful and moved effortlessly along the fringe wearing her tawny coat and long tail. "I researched the archives of The Vermont Historical Society and discovered a story of the last sighting of the catamount in 1881. "The catamount is listed as extinct by the United States Fish and Wildlife Department although there have been many reported sightings of this animal in Vermont over the last 100 years. "The purpose of this tunnel. pop-up book is to acknowledge the catamount, known historically as a… Read More

La Mesa, California:: Anne Covell,, 2019.. Edition of 15. 9.5 x 1.25 x 12.5 inches (closed). Letterpress printed from photopolymer plates by Boxcar Press on an SP-15 Vandercook Proof Press in the UF School of Art + Art History Type Shop on Somerset Velvet and Masa papers. Designed and printed by Anne Covell during a semester long residency in the fall of 2019. Numbered. Anne Covell: "The companion print series to the artist book, titled, 'Sea Change: Catastrophe Map Building Set' presents an alternate way of experiencing the project. In this set, three letterpress printed base maps are included with un-cut maps for each layer of corrections. Instructions are included for how to cut and paste each layer by hand with the idea in mind that physically doing the labor to correct the maps with each new prediction will foster a deeper understanding of what is at stake in Florida if action is not taken to combat climate change. However, sea level rise projections can also be viewed without… Read More

Chicago, Illinois:: Ann Tyler,, 2019.. Edition of 5. Four volume set in Slipcase. Books: each are casebound in linen bookcloth, hand-sewn, with gold foil-stamped title and volume number on spines. Each book 9.375"w x 12.125"h. Volume I: 90 pages; Volume II: 52; Volume III: 48; Volume IV: 32. Paper: MOAB Entrada Rag Natural 190gsm. End sheets: Fabriano Tiziano. Inkjet printing, graphite notations (Vol IV). Custom Slipcase: 9.5"deep x 12.5"h x 3.5"w, covered in bookcloth. Continuing her work on Syria (see Red Building, White Building, Execution Door, 2017/2018), Tyler's four-volume set explores the intricacies of capturing through visual means (say images from a satellite 500 miles above the earth) a situation that is removed not only in time and distance but also in terms of a cultural sense of acceptability and possibility. Abstract images extrapolated and manipulated examine atrocities (a cultural label or simple truth?) in elegant color forms abstracted from… Read More

Iowa City:: Matt Runkle,, 2015.. Edition of 25. 6 x 9"; 90 pages. Letterpress and laser printed. Non-typographic images drawn and collaged, then reproduced using laser printing or letterpress printing from photopolymer plates. Flat spine binding in full cloth. In white dustjacket with titles and author on spine. Numbered and signed by the artist. Matt Runkle: "'Catholics' is an artist book, a limited-edition memoir that makes use of illustration, collage, and letterpress-printed typography to explore the psychic cathedral built by my Catholic traditionalist upbringing. Beginning with an anti-clerical quip by Tallulah Bankhead, the book takes on a range of subjects including Catholic-Masonic tensions, the fervency of converts, the legacy of the Legion of Decency, and the spiritual significance of revelatory shrouds. In 'Catholics', the sacred and profane, the humorous and tragic, the zine and literary fine-press all end up as strange bedfellows in desperate need of… Read More

Grasswood, Saskatchewan, Canada:: Byopia Press,, 2013.. Edition of 30. 6 x 5.5"; 16 pages. Digitally reproduced linocut/chine-collé illustrations. Archival inkjet print on Legion Domestic Etching paper. Handsewn pamphlet binding with paper covers. Illustration on front cover with colophon on back cover. Signed and numbered by the artists. Byopia Press: "Mary Romanuck’s linocuts again delight the viewer in a second counting book from Byopia Press. Inspired by an Oaxacan carved cathorse creature, the illustrations are visually engaging as well as providing colors to count." The original linocut and chine-collé illustrations were created by Romanuck. The book design and production were completed by Miller.