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Title:

The sun : full circle.

Publisher:

Splendid Press,

Copyright Date:

1981

Description:

4 volumes : color illustrations ; 50 x 50 mm (in case: 55 mm)

Subject:

Sun--Mythology.
Artists' books--Specimens.
Sun--Legends.
Sun--Religious aspects.
Miniature books--Specimens.
Sun--Folklore.
Miniature books.
Sun.
Legends.
Specimens.

Other Authors:

Weiss, Diane, binder. binder.
Cunningham, Carol, binder. binder.
Acker, Susan, 1946- binder. binder.
Adams, Maryline Poole, binder. binder.
Feathered Serpent Press, publisher.
Sunflower Press, publisher.
Figment Press, publisher.
Poole Press (Berkeley, Calif.), publisher.

Notes:

Limited ed. of 120 copies. "Splendid Press is joint imprint used by a collaboration of four California miniature book publishers: Susan Acker (Feathered Serpent Press); Carol Cummingham (Sunflower Press); Dianne Weiss (Figment Press); and joining later, Maryline Poole Adams (Poole Press). ... One Splendid Press Project was a four-volume work, The Sun Full Circle, with each publisher producing one of the volumes. Charlotte Smith (Tamazunchale Press) refers to this work, "a unique collaboration of four publishers resulted in a tour de force." --Bradbury. "This volume is one of four, each exploring in one global direction, the magic powers of ancient suns to fire the imagination of the lost cultures that worshipped them" --Each volume, Each volume is copy number 7, signed by different publisher.

Contents:

[v. 1] North--[v. 2] South--[v. 3] East--[v. 4] West.

Summary:

Each volume describes the Sun in ancient cultures and their mythology through text and illustrations.

Indexed by:

R.C. Bradbury 20th century miniature books pg 283.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)12591989

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)