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COUNTING
By Claudia Cohen
Similar in spirit and form to Claudia's previous volumes Bookbinding Ephemera and Chasing Paper, COUNTING presents a series of spreads, each combining a 60-mm le Corbusier stencil for a number in the sequence one through ten; postage stamps corresponding to the number; and a tipped-on leather skiver hand-tooled in gilt. The title page and descriptive colophon will be printed on dampened green Guarro laid paper. "Postage stamps with striking typographic design and color have always attracted my interest, particularly those with strong numerical forms. A beautiful example of a definitive numeral set was designed for the Dutch Post Office by Jan van Krimpen, type designer, typographer & calligrapher extraordinaire. The stamps on the title page are all his. The remaining stamps, as well as the ornaments arranged on leather, all relate to van Krimpen's interlaced calligraphic flourishes."From the Colophon of COUNTING COUNTING (small 8vo, 12 openings) was issued in an edition of 20 signed and numbered copies. The title page and colophon were set in Bodoni and printed at Heavenly Monkey on dampened Guarro laid paper. The HM imprint on the title page was hand-tooled in gilt by Claudia. The sheets are sewn onto a paper chemise, and then put into a three-piece case covered in vintage European decorated paper, with a matching clamshell box. There also are 10 lettered copies, variously bound, for private distribution. The issue price for COUNTING was US$500. The book is out of print, but copies may be available from our usual booksellers (see Friends). Return to list of books published. HEAVENLY MONKEY |
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