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The Kaldewey Press has become one of the leading presses for contemporary artist books with numerous exhibitions world-wide. The books are realized in cooperation with artists such as Mischa Kuball, Jonathan Lasker, Heribert C. Ottersbach, Richard Tuttle, and Not Vital. Among the authors are famous writers from all countries and periods, from Lao Tsu and Ovid to Samuel(...)
75 artist books, the Kaldewey press, New York : a catalogue raisonné
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The Kaldewey Press has become one of the leading presses for contemporary artist books with numerous exhibitions world-wide. The books are realized in cooperation with artists such as Mischa Kuball, Jonathan Lasker, Heribert C. Ottersbach, Richard Tuttle, and Not Vital. Among the authors are famous writers from all countries and periods, from Lao Tsu and Ovid to Samuel Beckett and Paul Celan. This illustrated catalogue raisonné presents in detail all seventy-five books published to date with individual descriptions.
Books on Japan
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How did the Japanese see themselves from 1931 to 1972? Even more importantly, how did the Japanese want the rest of the world to see them during those four pivotal decades? This controversial, unprecedented book, selected from a massive private collection of magazines and newspapers, takes an in-depth look at the information, news, photos and advertisements used in(...)
Books on Japan
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How did the Japanese see themselves from 1931 to 1972? Even more importantly, how did the Japanese want the rest of the world to see them during those four pivotal decades? This controversial, unprecedented book, selected from a massive private collection of magazines and newspapers, takes an in-depth look at the information, news, photos and advertisements used in Japanese propaganda books, illustrating the radical sociopolitical evolution of the nation and culture throughout that period of the 20th century.
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The Gorgeous Nothings — the first full-color facsimile edition of Emily Dickinson’s manuscripts ever to appear — presents this experimental late work exactly as she wrote it on scraps of envelopes.
Emily Dickinson : the gorgeous nothings
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The Gorgeous Nothings — the first full-color facsimile edition of Emily Dickinson’s manuscripts ever to appear — presents this experimental late work exactly as she wrote it on scraps of envelopes.
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This book draws from the holdings of the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library at the University of Alberta, presenting an array of reader interactions with books in the form of annotations, improvements, corrections, ornamentation, and suggestive wear-and-tear. The result is a snapshot of the life of books and readers in the eighteenth century: in the British Isles and(...)
The spacious margin : Eighteenth-Century printed books and the traces of their readers
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This book draws from the holdings of the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library at the University of Alberta, presenting an array of reader interactions with books in the form of annotations, improvements, corrections, ornamentation, and suggestive wear-and-tear. The result is a snapshot of the life of books and readers in the eighteenth century: in the British Isles and beyond, from the modestly literate users of well-thumbed dictionaries to learned critics of canonical poets and contemporary philosophers.
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More than 450 entries completed for recognition in this year’s competition, a substantial increase from previous years. Undeterred, the jury sifted through this mass of remarkable work, assessing books based on conception, graphic design and typography, with particular attention to innovation and originality. Also considered were the quality of printing, bookbinding(...)
The most beautiful Swiss books 2012
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More than 450 entries completed for recognition in this year’s competition, a substantial increase from previous years. Undeterred, the jury sifted through this mass of remarkable work, assessing books based on conception, graphic design and typography, with particular attention to innovation and originality. Also considered were the quality of printing, bookbinding workmanship and materials utilised. In the end, nineteen exemplary books were selected as finalists, each of which is reviewed here. Also included are short interviews with jury members, an overview of the deliberations, technical data about the books and an insert with complete texts in German, French and Italian.
Books!
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BOOKS! by Murray McCain and John Alcorn, the beloved classic children’s book originally published in 1962, is now re-released for the first time in a new, large format. This 1962 The New York Times book of the year is beloved for its charming, hand-drawn illustrations, inventive typography, and sweet homage to the very nature of books themselves. The author and(...)
Books!
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BOOKS! by Murray McCain and John Alcorn, the beloved classic children’s book originally published in 1962, is now re-released for the first time in a new, large format. This 1962 The New York Times book of the year is beloved for its charming, hand-drawn illustrations, inventive typography, and sweet homage to the very nature of books themselves. The author and illustrator celebrate the importance of books in our everyday lives, through words and graphics that are all beautifully designed and printed with fluorescent inks.
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This book compares antiquarianism in a global context, examining its roots in the ancient Near East, its flourishing in early modern Europe and East Asia, and its manifestations in nonliterate societies of Melanesia and Polynesia. By establishing wide-reaching geographical and historical perspectives, the essays reveal the universality of antiquarianism as an embodiment(...)
World antiquarianism : comparative perspectives
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This book compares antiquarianism in a global context, examining its roots in the ancient Near East, its flourishing in early modern Europe and East Asia, and its manifestations in nonliterate societies of Melanesia and Polynesia. By establishing wide-reaching geographical and historical perspectives, the essays reveal the universality of antiquarianism as an embodiment of the human mind and open new avenues for understanding the representation of the past, from ancient societies to the present.
The book : 101 definitions
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In April 2018, Amaranth Borsuk began to approach artists, bookbinders, publishers, librarians, and scholars to inquire What is the/a book? ''The book: 101 definitions'' documents the responses and decenters the author’s voice to draw attention to the many other formulations of what the book is and can be.
The book : 101 definitions
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In April 2018, Amaranth Borsuk began to approach artists, bookbinders, publishers, librarians, and scholars to inquire What is the/a book? ''The book: 101 definitions'' documents the responses and decenters the author’s voice to draw attention to the many other formulations of what the book is and can be.
Munari's books
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Italian artist and designer Bruno Munari (1907-1998) considered the book the best medium to communicate his visual ideas, showcase his art, and convey his creative spirit. Primarily produced in large quantities for the general public, his more-than-sixty publications, from design manuals and manifestos to visionary tactile children's books, displayed all the beauty and(...)
Munari's books
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Italian artist and designer Bruno Munari (1907-1998) considered the book the best medium to communicate his visual ideas, showcase his art, and convey his creative spirit. Primarily produced in large quantities for the general public, his more-than-sixty publications, from design manuals and manifestos to visionary tactile children's books, displayed all the beauty and technical ingenuity of works of art. Munari's Books, the definitive collection of his book designs, examines in detail his seventy--year legacy in print, from his pioneering work as a graphic designer and collaborations with major publishers to his experimental visual projects and innovative contributions to the fields of painting, sculpture, design, photography, and teaching.
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Inside the Rainbow reprints for the first time in English a unique compendium of Soviet-era picture books from the 1920s and 1930s—a high point in the history of children's literature. In the dark and dangerous world of revolutionary Petrograd, some of the greatest Russian poets and artists of the century came together to create a new kind of book for children, one that(...)
Inside the rainbow: Russian children's literature 1920-35, beautiful books, terrible times
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Inside the Rainbow reprints for the first time in English a unique compendium of Soviet-era picture books from the 1920s and 1930s—a high point in the history of children's literature. In the dark and dangerous world of revolutionary Petrograd, some of the greatest Russian poets and artists of the century came together to create a new kind of book for children, one that reflected the endless possibilities of a brave new world.