Research Catalog

Title

Gifts of the leaves / Dan Carr ; with prints from the Ova series by Julia Ferrari.

Author

Carr, Dan.

Publication

Ashuelot [N.H.] : Trois Fontaines, c1997.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ferrari, Julia.
• Golgonooza Letter Foundry. tyd
• Trois Fontaines. prt

Description

[71] p. : 5 ill. (1 col.); 33 cm.

Alternative Title

Ova series.

Subjects

• Typefaces (Type evidence) > Regulus
• Seasons in art
• Type and type-founding > Poetry
• Trees > Poetry
• American poetry
• Ferrari, Julia

Genre/Form

• Typefaces (Type evidence) – Regulus.
• American poetry.

Note

• "Printed on dampened Arches Light Cover with hand set Regulus, a type hand cut for the book by the poet. The title calligraphy is by the poet and the title page press mark is by the artist. The eighty copies of the numbered edition contain one of four etchings and three duotones comprising the remainder of the set. The twenty-six copies of the lettered edition contain all four original etchings, and include a unique color monotype printed on Richard de Bas. In the lettered copies, one copper strike from the hand cut punches is bound into the book. Each copy is bound with an abstract pastepaper painting by the artist"--Colophon.
• "Trois Fontaines is an imprint of Golgonooza Letter Foundry"--T.p. verso.
• Three blank leaves at beginning, 3 blank leaves at end and blank leaf preceding "Artist's afterword" are not counted in collation.
• Illustrations: 4 prints : etching, drypoint, aquatint, b&w ; full-page (plate mark 15 x 11 cm. or smaller). -- 1 print : monotype, col. ; full-page (plate mark 11 x 10 cm.)

Binding (note)

• Binding: Publisher's paste paper boards with paper spine label. "Hand bound by Julia Ferrari"--Paper label on back pastedown. Housed in black velvet-lined black cloth drop-back solander box (37 cm.) with paste paper spine label; copper strike (47 x 19 mm.) embedded in front cover.

Call Number

*KP+ (Trois) 05-81

OCLC

• 37990756
• NYPG05-B10243

Author

Carr, Dan.

Title

Gifts of the leaves / Dan Carr ; with prints from the Ova series by Julia Ferrari.

Imprint

Ashuelot [N.H.] : Trois Fontaines, c1997.

Local Note

NYPL copy is lettered V; signed by the poet/type founder and the artist/bookbinder.

NYPL copy has copper strike of letter V in front cover of box.

Binding

Binding: Publisher's paste paper boards with paper spine label. "Hand bound by Julia Ferrari"--Paper label on back pastedown. Housed in black velvet-lined black cloth drop-back solander box (37 cm.) with paste paper spine label; copper strike (47 x 19 mm.) embedded in front cover.

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Added Author

Ferrari, Julia.

Carr, Dan. Type designer

Ferrari, Julia. Illustrator. Etcher. Binder

Golgonooza Letter Foundry. Type designer

Trois Fontaines. Printer

Added Title

Ova series.

Research Call Number

*KP+ (Trois) 05-81