Research Catalog

Title

The world at my fingertips / by Donna Ratajczak.

Author

Ratajczak, Donna.

Publication

New York, NY : Purgatory Pie Press, c1988.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Faust, Dikko.
• Smith, Esther K..
• Purgatory Pie Press. prt

Description

[24] p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Subjects

• Artists' books > United States
• Typefaces (Type evidence) > Modern-8 (Monotype)

Genre/Form

• Artists' books – United States.
• Typefaces (Type evidence) – Modern-8 (Monotype).
• Artists' books.

Note

• Text printed (linocut throughout) in narrow irregular-length columns on cream or light gray background to resemble newspaper clippings, on Rosaspina paper; folded "clipping" printed in black and red on cream Kitikata paper is mounted as popup centerfold (on p. [11-12]).
• The ill. consist of multiple depictions of scissors on end leaves and on folded leaves of gray Elephant Hide paper at beginning and end (p. [1-4] and [21-24]).
• Issued in 5 gatherings stitched together, with first and last leaves forming end leaves/paper covers, in red Elephant Hide paper book jacket designed to resemble a composition book, with paper label mounted on front cover.

Indexed In (note)

• Purgatory Pie Press cat., 1995

Call Number

*KP (Purgatory) 95-695

OCLC

• 19768077
• NYPG96-B25

Author

Ratajczak, Donna.

Title

The world at my fingertips / by Donna Ratajczak.

Imprint

New York, NY : Purgatory Pie Press, c1988.

Indexed In:

Purgatory Pie Press cat., 1995, p. 8

Local Note

No. 72 of 150 copies designed by E.K. Smith and printed by Dikko Faust on Rosaspina, Kitikata and Elephant Hide papers from Monotype Modern-8 and other types; signed in pencil by the author on p. [3] and by Smith and Faust on p. facing colophon.

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Added Author

Faust, Dikko. Printer

Smith, Esther K.. Book designer

Purgatory Pie Press. Printer

Research Call Number

*KP (Purgatory) 95-695