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Holguin, Cuba: Cuadernos Papiro, 2018. Limited edition. Stiff card wraps. Fine. 4to. 12 leaves of handmade paper bound by hand in a thick handmade paper covers made from water hyacinth with a branch incorporated into the upper cover, and with ties made with dried stems and jute. The final leaf gives a biography of the artist. A fine copy. Each page is made from a different plant: plantain, sunflower, basil, onion, sugarcane, corn, garlic, parsley, rosemary, and tobacco. Each page is also printed letterpress, identifying the plant with local and scientific names, associated deities, spiritual powers, and then a long description of its medicinal properties and local uses. Some pages also feature collagraphs by José Emilio Leyva Azze. The text is printed on antique presses: a Merganthaler Linotype machine originally manufactured in 1900 and an 1899 Gordon and Price press using 19th century type. A stunning production. Accompanied by a ceritficate of authenticity indicating that this copy is no. 21… Read More

Holguin, Cuba: Cuadernos Papiro, 2018. Limited edition. Stiff card wraps. Fine. 4to. 12 leaves of handmade paper bound by hand in a thick handmade paper covers made from water hyacinth with a branch incorporated into the upper cover, and with ties made with dried stems and jute. The final leaf gives a biography of the artist. A fine copy. Each page is made from a different plant: plantain, sunflower, basil, onion, sugarcane, corn, garlic, parsley, rosemary, and tobacco. Each page is also printed letterpress, identifying the plant with local and scientific names, associated deities, spiritual powers, and then a long description of its medicinal properties and local uses. Some pages also feature collagraphs by José Emilio Leyva Azze. The text is printed on antique presses: a Merganthaler Linotype machine originally manufactured in 1900, an 1899 Gordon and Price press and others. A stunning production. Accompanied by a ceritficate of authenticity indicating that this copy is no. 50 from a total… Read More

New York: The Century Co, 1912. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo. x, 284pp. Black cloth blocked on the upper board and spine in light gray, dark gray, and gilt. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with plates and three folding maps. Light wear in the hinge areas else a near fine and bright copy. Cowan, p. 447. Zamorano Select, 77. .