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Writings through the essay On the duty of civil disobedience

Title: Writings through the essay On the duty of civil disobedience / [after] Henry David Thoreau.
Author: Cage, John.
Publication: [New York] : Osiris, c1992.

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Found In

Cage, John. First meeting of the Satie Society. (OCoLC)761742509

Description

[37] p. : ill.; 64 cm.

Alternative Title

Henry David Thoreau : writings through the essay On the duty of civil disobedience

Subjects

Genre/Form

Artists' books – United States – 20th century.
Typefaces (Type evidence) – Baskerville (Monotype)
Typefaces (Type evidence) – Bauer Bodoni.
Typefaces (Type evidence) – Futura Light.

Note

"Eighteen bound and six unbound variations of this work have been made"--Colophon. Fewer than 15 copies were actually produced, according to information from the publisher in Spencer Coll. files.
Title page information on 2 successive leaves.
One of 8 works included in The first meeting of the Satie Society, a collaborative work by Cage and 7 other artists.
"This first edition of Writings through the essay On the duty of civil disobedience by John Cage uses Henry David Thoreau's essay as source. The mesostic string is the title of Satie's mass Messe des pauvres ... Stephen Bastian contributed lithographs after Thoreau's sketches from nature found in the pages of his journal"--P. [34].
"The text was set in Monotype Baskerville at Out of Sorts Letter Foundry, the display type is Bauer Bodoni and Futura Light, cast at Fundición Tipográfica Neufville. This type has been printed at Wild Carrot Letterpress on hand-made Japanese Gampi paper. The lithographs were printed by David Lantow. This work was hand-bound by Kim O'Donnell at Garthegaat Bindery. The design is by Benjamin Shiff"--Colophon.
"[With] lithographs by Stephen Bastian ... printed on Sekishu Torinoko Gampi by David Lantow. The size, position, number, and sequence of the drawings changes in each of the sets produced. The text was set in English Monotype Baskerville by Pat Taylor, Richard Shaw and Earl Kallemeyn at Out of Sorts Letterfoundery [sic]. The text was hand composed at Horton Tank Graphics. The display type used is foundry Bauer Bodoni and Futura Light cast at Fundición Tipográfica Neufville. The display type was hand set by Arthur Larson at Horton Tank Graphics. The type was printed by Daniel Keleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress. The position of the type facing the drawing changes according to chance. The position of the double page spreads of facing text, and the display pages, remains constant. The type has been printed on a heavy Gampi paper. The same paper, hand-waxed, has been used for the covers, with the type printed from lithographic plates in reverse on the underside of the sheets. The covers were printed by David Lantow. The books and display sheets were bound and/or assembled at Jovonis Bindery [sic]"--The first meeting of the Satie Society, c1994, p. [4] at end.
Printed on double leaves, most of which enclose additional blank single or double leaves.

Indexed In (note)

Castleman, R. Century of artists books

Binding (note)

Bound copies: Issued in buff Gampi paper covers, which comprise several layers of Gampi and other paper. Open spine, stitched Japanese style.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 1992 10-220

OCLC

761749187

Author

Cage, John.

Title

Writings through the essay On the duty of civil disobedience / [after] Henry David Thoreau.

Imprint

[New York] : Osiris, c1992.

Edition

1st ed.

Indexed In:

Castleman, R. Century of artists books, p. 227

Local Note

Spencer Coll. copy is not numbered; issued bound.

Binding

Bound copies: Issued in buff Gampi paper covers, which comprise several layers of Gampi and other paper. Open spine, stitched Japanese style.

Place of Publication

United States New York (State) New York.

United States Massachusetts Hadley.

Added Author

Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. Civil disobedience.

Satie, Erik, 1866-1925.

Bastian, Stephen. Lithographer

Shiff, Ben. Book designer

Larson, Arthur, printer. Compositor

Keleher, Daniel. Printer

Lantow, David. Printer of plates

O'Donnell, Kim. Binder

Osiris (Firm : New York, N.Y.) Publisher

Out of Sorts Letter Foundry. Compositor

Horton Tank Graphics. Compositor

Wild Carrot Letterpress. Printer

Garthegaat Bindery. Binder

Jovonis Bindery. Binder

Fundición Tipográfica Neufville.

Found In:

Cage, John. First meeting of the Satie Society. (OCoLC)761742509

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 1992 10-220

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