Item Details
Bone Songs // Structures [Working Copy].
West Burke, VT: Janus Press, [2003]. Unique [Unknown]. Sewn Binding. Claire Van Vliet is a printmaker and typographer who founded Janus Press in San Diego, California in 1955. She received a MacArthur Genius Grant in 1989 and is known for her innovative use of pigmented pulp to create images in edition for books, prints and broadsides. Van Vliet has exhibited and lectured around the world, in universities and museums.
This example is a 'working' structural copy for the completed Bone Songs sans text. It highlights Van Vliet singular interlocking paper technique for book binding and is a great teaching specimen for simple, but structurally sound binding techniques for students and experienced book binders. Near Fine. Near fine, small tear to upper slipcase. Bound in oatmeal paper wrappers with various types of paper and folded papers. np. Caption title. Four separate individually sewn bound book specimens in a paper slipcase. Item #13977
Price: $350.00