Books On Books Collection – Experimental Jetset
Automatically Arranged Alphabets (2015) Automatically Arranged Alphabets (2015)Experimental JetsetStaple-stitched “zine” with screenprinted silver cover. H180 x W160 mm. 24 pages. Acquired from the...
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The Neolithic Adventures of Taffi-Mai Metallu-Mai (1997) The Neolithic Adventures of Taffi-Mai Metallu-Mai (1997)Gerald Lange and Rudyard KiplingH216 x W260 mm. 55 pages with 17 additional illustrated...
View ArticleBooks On Books Collection – Yevhen Berdnikov
While working on the “Alphabets Alive!” exhibition with the Bodleian to open in July 2023, I came across this project site page by Yevhen Berdnikov, a calligrapher based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Since...
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Ein rassismuskritisches Alphabet (2022) Ein rassismuskritisches Alphabet (2022)Tupoka OgetteSoftcover, perfect bound with endbands. H215 x W160 mm. 124 pages. Acquired from Great Book Prices, 1 March...
View ArticleBooks On Books Collection – Dave Wood
Alphabetica (2002) Alphabetica (2002)Dave WoodBound in vellum; open-spine binding sewn on vellum strips. H210 x W290 x D30 mm. 54 pages. Loosely inserted colophon. Edition of 26. Acquired from the...
View ArticleBooks On Books Collection – John Crombie
John Crombie formed Kickshaws in 1979 in Paris. Joined by Sheila Bourne, they published over 150 works. Apparent as the esoteric influence of visual poetry and the Oulipo movement may be, their works...
View ArticleBooks On Books Collection – Kevin M. Steele
The Movable Book of Letterforms (2009) The Movable Book of Letterforms (2009)Kevin M. SteelePop-up book. 210 x 210 mm. 22 pages. Edition of 3. Acquired from the artist, November 2022.Photos: Books On...
View ArticleBooks On Books Collection – Helmut Andreas Paul (HAP) Grieshaber
Affen und Alphabete (1962) Affen und Alphabete [“Apes and Alphabets“] (1962)Helmut Andreas Paul (HAP) GrieshaberSlipcased, self-covered leporello with eighteen original woodcuts of stylized apes and...
View ArticleBooks On Books Collection – ABC of Typography
ABC of Typography (2019) ABC of Typography (2019)David Rault Casebound, sewn, illustrated paper-over-boards cover, endbands, sewn, red doublures. H265 x W195 mm. 128 pages. London: Self Made Hero...
View ArticleBooks On Books Collection – Pramod Chavan
The Voice of the Yarn (2023) The Voice of the Yarn (2022)Pramod ChavanCasebound, glued, illustrated paper over boards, plain doublures. H325 x W235 mm. 66 pages. Acquired from the Artist, 20 May...
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