Woven and Interlocking Book Structures from the Janus, Steiner and Gefn Presses
Newark, VT: Janus Gefn Limited, 2002. Original Wrappers. Fine binding. Item #10463
Quarto. 141, [1] pp., illus. Models. Limited edition, one of 200 numbered copies. Signed by Van Vliet. There was a trade edition of the book, but this limited edition includes 17 models of these inventive structures illustrated in the guide, all housed in a cloth clamshell with printed paper title label on the spine and Van Vliet's handwritten limitation statement and signature on the inside of the upper tray. A fine copy.
To look through this guide is beyond informative; to handle these models is mesmerizing. And this from one who has said, "I'm not a bookbinder, so I had to figure out different ways to bind my books." These structures are a testament to the fact that Claire Van Vliet is indeed a bookbinder. Fine, The Janus Press — Fifty Years, p. 58-9. Rare in commerce as nearly 90% of the edition is institutionally held.
Price: $1,250.00