Dorothy Lamour’s Life As A Phrase Book [limited Ed Of 25] Wayzgoose Press 2006 Signed Art

Katoomba: Wayzgoose Press,. As New with no dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Box. Color Illustrations; Folio, 17 x 12.25"; 11 pages; Janaczweska, Noelle. Dorothy Lamour’s life as a phrase book. Katoomba, Wayzgoose Press, 2006. Large folio. Concertina binding. 11 gate fold pages measuring about 15" each in length.. No. 18 of 25 copies, \ [ Numbers I-V are not for sale, numbers 1-3 are in designer bindings (not available) and numbers 4-25 are boxed -- prospectus. ]. Only 21 copies available. Apart from 5 hors commerce copies. Signed by Janaczweska, Hudson and Jarvis on colophon. “Conceived, designed and illustrated with multi-coloured linocuts by Mike Hudson and hand set in a variety of types by Jadwiga Jarvis. The lino-cuts were further illuminated by hand with additional colours making each copy in the edition unique” - colophon. Includes ‘how to read’ insert. Housed in original purple and pink floral linen case. Weight 6 lbs. Provenance Collection of Phyllis Cohen. Condition Brightly colored, crisp and clear, cheerful. Typographic rendition of Janaczewska's play of the same title, in which the screen actress 'finds herself in a poem instead of a movie' . "In order to maintain the spirit of a performance," says Mike Hudson "we gave the book a theatrical setting; the hotel room, which appears on every page, is its 'stage' onto which various scenarios (suggested by the text but not a literal depiction thereof) are introduced." .