Search Results: Authors starting with D from Bromer Booksellers

Boston, 1991. Davidson, Laura. Unique book art object, signed and dated by the artist, made from wood, acrylic, paper, ink, and metal keys. Constructed as a temple, the statuesque object has two swinging doors on which Davidson has inked a Hindu tale; this and other designs are presented over excised maps and travelogues, creating a multimedia collage. The pillared templed stands upon a platform ornamented with six keys, each labeled "a" through "d" (there are multiple for "b") to mirror the coordinate grid of the map. The whole is a companion piece to Davidson's first editioned book, To Open, completed in the same year. Fine. Housed in custom box. (12 by 10 1/4 by 3 5/8 in.; 340 x 264 x 94 mm).

Boston: Laura Davidson, 1991. Davidson, Laura. Small octavo. (6)pp., frenchfold. One of forty-one copies, signed by the artist. This artist's book by Davidson, her first editioned book, uses hand-printed linocuts and collages to interpret a travelogue, showing keyholes, houses, and round swirls on top of maps. Printed in three colors, the five pages of illustrations are followed by a page of text, which recites a short Hindu tale, printed in black. Bound in wooden boards, which are shaped like a house and painted black, with a leather spine. On the front cover is mounted a metal key, the words "to open" printed in pencil above the key. Fine.

Fullerton, CA: Lorson's Books, 1981. A keepsake horn book, on which is affixed a printed sheet showing an alphabet and a quotation by "F.I." from 1976. One of fifty copies. Some adhesive loosening, else fine. (3 1/16 by 1 1/4 in.; 77x41mm).

Manteno, IL: Bronte Press, 1986. Granzow-Pruchnicki, Suzanne. (16)pp. One of 100 copies, signed by the printer and illustrator, Suzanne Granzow-Pruchnicki. Replete with hand-colored illustrations, which accompany recipes for dishes mentioned in Dickens' writings, such as Onion Pudding and the Wassail Bowl. Fine in full red leather. (2 13/16 by 2 1/8; 71x55).

Tuscon, AZ: Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., 2017. Kennedy, Jr., Amos Paul. Five-color letterpress poster on chipboard, exhibiting Kennedy's characteristic layering and use of eclectic and upcycled wood type. Douglass's quote originated in a speech he delivered on August 4, 1857, in Canandaigua, NY, at an address on West Indian Emancipation. A stamp at the lower left corner cites the University of Arizona's letterpress studio. Trace, inconsequential bumps to lower corners, else fine. (19 by 12 1/2 in).

Paisley, Scotland: Gleniffer Press, 1992. 100pp. One of 300 copies. A Holmesian romp, bound in blue leatherette over boards and stamped in silver. Fine. Housed in publisher's bag and associated apparatus. (7/8 by 5/8 in.; 22x17mm).

Paisley, Scotland: Gleniffer Press, 1994. 109pp. One of 200 copies. A Holmesian romp, bound in red leatherette over boards and stamped in silver. Fine. Housed in publisher's bag and associated apparatus. (7/8 by 5/8 in.; 22x17mm).

Paisley, Scotland: Gleniffer Press, 1991. (68)pp. One of 200 copies. A Holmesian romp, bound in red leatherette over boards and stamped in silver to spine and gilt to cover. Fine. Housed in publisher's bag with information booklet. (7/8 by 5/8 in.; 22x17mm).