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A passage

Title
A passage / Buzz Spector.
Author
Spector, Buzz.
Publication
New York City : Granary Books, 1994.
Supplementary Content
Publisher's description

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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. Amer. 1994 11-83Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Additional Authors
  • Gallo, Philip.
  • Freeman, Brad.
  • Jevne, Jill.
  • Granary Books (Firm) pbl
  • Hermetic Press.
  • Interplanetary Productions. prt
Description
181 leaves; 22 cm.
Alternative Title
And Edmond Jabes, who wrote, "Mark the first page of a book with a red ribbon, for the wound is inscribed at its beginning"
Subject
  • Spector, Buzz
  • Words in art
Genre/Form
  • Artists' books – United States – 20th century.
  • Book objects.
  • Altered books.
  • Shaped books (Publishing)
  • Typefaces (Type evidence) – Sabon Antiqua.
Note
  • "There are 48 examples: 13 (lettered A-M) are hors commerce; 35 (numbered 1-35) are for sale"--Colophon.
  • Title and author statement from spine.
  • "Written, designed and torn by Buzz Spector. Sabon Antiqua set by Philip Gallo at the Hermetic Press and printed by Brad Freeman at InterPlanetary Productions. Bindings by Jill Jevne"--Colophon.
  • "Using the method of his unique altered bookworks, Spector has torn these pages in a sequence of lessening increments to make a cross section of his text. Each and every volume in the edition has been altered in the same way, leaving a shredded field of typographic characters whose 'miraculous' legibility gives further meaning to the poignant personal narrative Spector has written"--Granary Books Web site, retrieved Apr. 29, 2011.
  • Consists of 180 duplicate leaves printed on recto only and torn vertically, the stubs gradually increasing in width from the upper to the lower pages so as to form, when the covers are closed, a prism-shaped text block when viewed from top or bottom. Except for the narrowest leaves at beginning, each leaf bears the number "181." Colophon leaf at end, not numbered or torn.
Binding (note)
  • Publisher's brown cloth; dark brown paper spine label.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. Amer. 1994 11-83
LCCN
2002554567
OCLC
31719646
Author
Spector, Buzz.
Title
A passage / Buzz Spector.
Imprint
New York City : Granary Books, 1994.
Local Note
Spencer Coll. copy is no. 5/35; signed in pencil by Spector.
Binding
Publisher's brown cloth; dark brown paper spine label.
Local Note
Accompanied by prospectus on card 11 x 16 cm.
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Publisher's description
Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Added Author
Granary Books (Firm) Publisher
Gallo, Philip. Compositor
Hermetic Press.
Freeman, Brad. Printer
Interplanetary Productions. Printer
Jevne, Jill. Binder
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. Amer. 1994 11-83
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