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Author:

Allix, Susan, 1943- book artist.

Title:

Small cakes : a selection containing brief histories, ingredients and recipes, poetic anecdotes and visual decorations / Susan Allix.

Publisher:

Susan Allix,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 13 cm, in box 14 x 12 x 4 cm

Subject:

Artists' books--England.
Cake.
Pastry.
Artists' books.
Cake.
Pastry.
England.
Artists' books--London.--London.
Linocuts (prints)
Etchings (prints)
Hand-colored illustrations
Collage (technique)
Typefaces (Type evidence)--Pastonchi.
Typefaces (Type evidence)--Gill Sans.

Notes:

"The text of this book is hand set in Pastonchi and Gill Sans with titles in various ornamental typefaces; it is printed by letterpress. The images are original etchings, lino cuts and reproduced drawings with hand colouring. The paper is mould made Somerset and the edition is limited to 18 copies"--Colophon. Library copy is one of the special artist's proofs bound in goatskin, calf and glace kid topped with a Murano glass cake held with a magnet. Other [numbered?] bindings in white cloth onlaid with kid and leather, are varied; strawberry is frequent. All books have a more or less elaborate box. Library copy is A/P and signed by the artist. IaU

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1014344950

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)