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Books On Books Collection - Ellen Heck

Books On Books Collection – Ellen Heck

A is for Bee (2022) A is for Bee: An Alphabet Book in Translation (2022)Ellen HeckCasebound, decorated doublures, sewn and glued book block. 40 unnumbered pages. Acquired from Amazon, 10 November 2022. Photos: Books On Books Collection. Permissions requested via online form at Pushkin Press 14 Dec 2022. Earlier animal abecedaries’ efforts to nudge us toward more multilingual awareness led with…

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Books On Books Collection - Nicolas McDowall

Books On Books Collection – Nicolas McDowall

A Bodoni Charade (1995) A Bodoni Charade (1995)Nicolas McDowallMiniature accordion attached to paper over boards. H59 x W67 mm. 32 panels. Edition of 240, of which this is #1. Acquired from Bromers Bookseller, 16 August 2022.Photos: Books On Books Collection. A Bodoni Charade expresses a rare wit with 26 imaginative and original unions of letters, decorative type, text and images. The accordion…

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Books On Books Collection - Lisa Campbell Ernst

Books On Books Collection – Lisa Campbell Ernst

The Turn Around, Upside Down Alphabet Book (2004) The Turn Around, Upside Down Alphabet Book (2004)Lisa Campbell ErnstCasebound, colored doublures, sewn. H241 x W241 mm, 32 unnumbered pages. Acquired from Thrift Books, 5 November 2021.Photos: Books On Books Collection. From children’s picture book to artist’s book and back, certain techniques and tropes with the alphabet recur. Finding an image…