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Title
Oaxaca (wa-ha-ka) and the saguaro (sa-wah-row) cactus : (a twice-told tale) / by Joe D'Ambrosio
Creator
D'Ambrosio
Contributor
D'Ambrosio, printer
Publisher
Phoenix, Ariz. : D'Ambrosio
Date
1996
Subject(s)
Indians of Mexico--Folklore
Saguaro--Legends
Quetzalcoatl (Aztec deity)--Legends
Artists' books--United States
Saguaro--Legends
Quetzalcoatl (Aztec deity)--Legends
Artists' books--United States
Physical Description
51 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Handbound by Joe D'Ambrosio in brown cloth and Mexican bark paper onlaid in a Zapotec design on the front cover; "letterpress printed on two colors of Confetti paper"; illustrated throughout with block prints by Joe D'Ambrosio and embellished with two pop-up illustrations which are hand-colored and contain real feathers; laid in a green handmade paper container, which is tied with yucca. "The edition is limited to 125 copies with the first 25 of those being specially bound in leather, and contain textual upgrade variations"--Colophon.
Local Note
Photographed and posted with permission of the artist.
Skidmore has copy no. 39, signed by the artist.
Skidmore has copy no. 39, signed by the artist.
Archive Location
Artists' Book Collection - Call Number: PS3554.A47 O3 1996
Content Type(s)
text
physical object
still image
physical object
still image
Language(s)
English
Rights Statement
IN COPYRIGHT
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Artists' Books > Collage/Cut-Paper/Pop-Up/Tunnel
Identifier
219362