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Lepidoptera : the death of the moth

Title
Lepidoptera : the death of the moth / essay by Virginia Woolf ; etchings by Sarah Horowitz.
Author
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941
Publication
[Portland, Oregon] : Wiesedruck, 2014.
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Publisher's description

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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. Amer. 2014 16-6Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Additional Authors
  • Horowitz, Sarah, 1977-
  • Larson, Arthur (Printer)
  • MacGregor, Katie
  • Cohen, Claudia, 1953-
  • Wiesedruck (Firm), publisher.
  • Atelier Mars, printer of plates.
  • Horton Tank Graphics, printer.
Description
  • 37 unnumbered leaves (1 folded) : 33 illustrations; 29 cm
  • 1 folded sheet : chiefly illustrations ; 28 x 38 cm folded to 28 x 19 cm
Summary
  • "Lepidoptera is a collection of moths largely found in the Northwestern United States, though a few exotic species were included. The Oregon State Arthropod Collection in Corvallis, Oregon, generously loaned the moth specimens represented in this book ... Thirty-two etchings were drawn from the specimens onto copper, etched, and printed by Sarah Horowtiz at Atelier Mars. The custom tinted paper was hand made by Katie MacGregor specifically for this book. Spectrum types were printed by Arthur Larson of Horton Tank Graphics [Hadley, Mass.]. Claudia Cohen bound the edition. Lepidoptera was designed and produced by Sarah Horowtiz of Wiesedruck"--Colophon.
  • Printed on light greenish gray paper. The essay by Woolf is printed letterpress on leaves 5 (recto and verso) and 6 (recto). Blank leaf, not counted in collation, precedes double-page etching on folded leaf.
  • Illustrations: 33 prints : etchings, some with engraving and/or aquatint ; plate marks various sizes, chiefly full-page (one double-page on folded leaf). Thirty-two depict moth specimens, including larval forms and a cocoon; the last, above colophon, depicts a thistle.
Uniform Title
Death of the moth
Alternative Title
Death of the moth
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Artists' books – United States – 21st century.
  • Livres d'artistes – United States – 21st century.
  • Typefaces (Type evidence) – Spectrum.
  • Artists' books.
Note
  • "The edition numbers forty with additional proofs and sheets for collaborators"--Colophon.
  • Accompanying folded sheet shows all the specimens included. Caption title: Lepidoptera.
  • "'The death of the moth' from The death of the moth and other essays by Virginia Wolf. Copyright 1942 ... Copyright © renewed 1970 ... Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company"--Leaf 37.
Binding (note)
  • Publisher's vellum, gilt, with illustration of a moth impressed in gold on front cover; light brown leather spine label. Housed in a light brown silk-covered clamshell box; backstrip of gray paper with light brown leather spine label. Spine labels lettered in gilt: Lepidoptera. Wiesedruck.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. Amer. 2014 16-6
OCLC
904724484
Author
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941, author.
Title
Lepidoptera : the death of the moth / essay by Virginia Woolf ; etchings by Sarah Horowitz.
Publisher
[Portland, Oregon] : Wiesedruck, 2014.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
sheet
Local Note
Spencer Coll. copy is no. 8/40; signed in pencil by Sarah Horowitz.
Binding
Publisher's vellum, gilt, with illustration of a moth impressed in gold on front cover; light brown leather spine label. Housed in a light brown silk-covered clamshell box; backstrip of gray paper with light brown leather spine label. Spine labels lettered in gilt: Lepidoptera. Wiesedruck.
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Place of Publication
United States Oregon Portland.
United States Massachusetts Hadley.
Added Author
Horowitz, Sarah, 1977- book artist, etcher.
Larson, Arthur (Printer), printer.
MacGregor, Katie, papermaker.
Cohen, Claudia, 1953- binder.
Wiesedruck (Firm), publisher.
Atelier Mars, printer of plates.
Horton Tank Graphics, printer.
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. Amer. 2014 16-6
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