7 French-fold gatherings with 15 blind relief prints. "This book retells the Inuit story of the motherless young woman Sedna who becomes, through extreme trial, the sea goddess central to Inuit belif"--Unnumbered page 4. "Signed limited edition of forty books ... There are also ten unboxed sets with slight blemishes on the paper or letterpress printing used as samples marked H.C. The text was set in Optima by Kathrin Jacobsen for plate making at Lyme Bay Press, Rayne, Essex and printed letterpress by Joanna Mersey at Bignor Press, Sussex onto hand made paper by Khadi, Chilgrove, Sussex. The embossing was done in his studio by the artist with the help of his son Joel and his daughter Jessica at the Circle Press, Bosham, near Chichester, West Sussex"--Colophon. "A white, blind embossed book, consisting of seven large fold sheets with poetry by Richard Price. The words are pressed in faint icy blue and the images press through the implied snow or ice of the handmade paper"--Publisher's description. Includes pamphlet of Inuktitut syllabics. In slipcase, as issued. Special Collections copy Special Collections has copy no. 22/40, signed by the illustrator and author. IaU
Summary:
"The book retells the story of the young woman Sedna, tricked by a mysterious lover, then betrayed by her father and ultimately magically transformed into a sea goddess who is central to Inuit belief. Walrus, whale and seal are created for the first time in the enchantment of Sedna's transformation ... Made up of seven unbound french-fold sections 28 x 29 cm with ten single page images and five double page spreads, the letterpress text is intentionally light in tone with little impression from the soaking of the stock for the blind relief process, lending itself to the mood of the narrative. The embossing, from wire and shaped board, has been pressed into Khadi hand made paper from India. The sections are contained in a thick hand made card wrap-around and held in a blue folder inserted into a canvas covered slip case 30 x 31.5 x 5.5 cms."--Publisher's prospectus.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1017990126
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.