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Library in a book : seven books in one
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- Summary
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An artist's book based on library materials, signs and policies.
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- Creator
- by Mark Wagner
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York ; Delafield [Wisc.] : Bird Brain Press, [2001]
- Physical Details
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- 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 27 x 37 cm
- OCLC
- ocm49848364
- Contains seven small books, all by Mark Wagner, of varying size and shape in pockets in the main volume. Each book is accompanied by a card printed to look like a library catalog card.
- "In an attempt to increase readership, each of the included books was manufactured in an edition of two hundred and made available to the man on the street at a modest price. To combat the inertia of extravagant production, all seven of the books were made within a single year. The methods of artist book production--letterpress, rubber stamp, hand application, varied formats and paper types--were limited to economical use and employed in tamdem with the photocopies. Fifty copies from each of these editions were set aside to create the Library in a Book compilation. The collection preaddresses the problem of housing a number of various diminutively sized books. It is ready for instructional use, showing by example a variety of binding styles, material uses, and approaches to the form. In addition, extended colophons--located near the rear [of] the library--detail at length the design and construciton concerns for each book."--Preface.
- Post-hole bound in cloth covered boards. Pages marked with stamps, labels, seals, and a date due slip to resemble a library book.
- The man who married the sky -- The honey broker -- Incident at the butcher's -- Tag -- Printing wheel -- The fastener incident -- Professor Plumb and the kissing report