1 volume (unpaginated) : color illustrations ; 24 cm. + 1 envelope
Description
"Designed and letterpress printed from photopolymer plates ... Text adapted from the Missouri Department of Revenue Motorcycle Operator Manual. Typefaces are Blue Highway, French Cursive, and Cooper Black. Paper is Indiana Sunn Hemp Contemporary. Cover is flocked paper in maroon [with title letterpress-printed]. Lining paper is Hahnemühle Bugra in Fawn."--Colophon. "Accordion folded portfolio with single section pamphlets sewn in ... The book is letterpress printed on Indian Sunn Hemp Contemporary. Other papers include pink heart paper dollies, white doily place mats, and green office ledger papers. Halftone line art created from pin-up girl images and industrial schematic drawings, printed from photopolymer plates. Each book contains a set of letterpress printed stickers that match illustrations included in the book. The hand cut stickers can be applied to the pages or kept in their envelope mounted to the inside front cover of the book ... The protective enclosure is an office envelope letterpress printed and fitted with a wrap around belly band featuring book title and press imprint."--Vamp & Tramp Booksellers, website. Limited edition of 100 copies.
Local Note
Photographed and posted with permission of the artist. Skidmore has copy no. 45.
Archive Location
Artists' Book Collection - Call Number: N7433.4.K6258 W5 2009
