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Ford produced about 15 million Model Ts in the 19 years between 1908 and mid-1927 before introducing the upscaled Model A to the world on December 2, 1927. It took several months to switch tooling from the Model T to production of the Model A at the Rogue, Ford’s Dearborn, Michigan, factory. If it seems odd that the Model A came after the Model T in Ford’s automobile naming timeline, there’s a…

The Phoenician Alphabet (2022) The Phoenician Alphabet (2022) Nayla Romanos Iliya (art), Rose Issa, Susan Babaie and Peter Murray (text)Casebound laminated cover. H205 x W185 mm. 108 pages. Acquired from Les presses du réel, 2 February 2023. Photos: Books On Books Collection. Herodotus first put forward the historical account that Cadmos, a prince from Byblos in today’s Lebanon, brought the…

Erwin Huebner is a professor at the University of Manitoba engaged in research and teaching cell and developmental biology. He is also a book artist and miniaturist. Following his work, the Books On Books Collection has started small and hopes to grow into his larger works. At both ends of the spectrum, Huebner’s themes resonate with the integration of art and science, a recurrent focus of the…

Books On Books Collection – Richard Price & Ronald King

little but often (2007) little but often: a pop-up alphabet love poem (2007)Richard Price (text), Ronald King (design)Dos-à-dos accordion book. H165 x W110 mm, 28 double-panel spreads. Edition of 350. Acquired from the artist, 6 October 2021.Photos: Books On Books Collection. Richard Price’s lines recall the inventiveness of Emily Dickinson‘s and compression of Samuel Menashe‘s. For Dickinson,…

Books On Books Collection – “Machines” by Michael Donaghy and Two Artists’ Books

Michael Donaghy (1954-2004) was something of a throwback to the Metaphysical Poets of the seventeenth century. Their love poetry excelled at extended metaphors designed to touch the heart and mind. “Machines” illustrates this best among his poems. It is worth a listen.

For Barbara Tetenbaum, intense listening to works of literature has provided a rich source of artwork. Her Mining My Ántonia(2…

It’s Fine Press Friday!

This week we present Antony & Cleopatra, a tragedy by William Shakespeare, with an introductory essay by Keith Please. The book was designed and produced by Ron King for his Circle Press Publications in Guildford, England, in 1979 in an edition of 300 copies, 5 H.C. copies, 40 Artist’s Proofs, and ten marked Circle Press held for presentation. It includes over 30 screen-prints by Ron King, including screen-printed handwriting annotations by Keith Please. All copies are signed by the artist. Walter Taylor assisted in the setting of the text in 10 pt. Baskerville and the press-work was done by John Coleman. The paper is pure rad-made 250 gsm Velin Cuve Rives Blank, and the book is housed in a box designed and made at The Dorest Bookbinding Co. by Paul Haskell.

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