Price: $3,000.00
SKU: 62156
ARTIST: John Ross
PUBLISHER: Published by High Tide Press, East Hampton, NY,
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DATE: 1993
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DESCRIPTION: Edition 25 (20 black and white, 5 color). Published by High Tide Press, East Hampton, New York. 1993. With excerpts from “Invisible Cities” by Italo Calvino, translated from Italian by William Weaver. The edition was printed by John Ross with the help of Tim Ross at the East Hampton workshop of High Tide Press. Text set in Palatino by Kent LeFebvre of Conte Typesetting. Headlines and display type are from the High Tide collection of antique wood type. Portfolio box by James DiMarcantonio of the Hope Bindery. A wonderful artist book. There is a sculpture of a building facade on the portfolio box cover. Twelve folded leaves including title and colophon each open leaf 18 x 26” (458 x 661 mm). All folded leaves illustrated with an original print by John Ross, who is widely recognized as one of the most famous artists using the collagraph printing technique as an expressive medium.
ADDITIONAL INFO: Signed on colophon page by the artist and numbered "17." This is from the black and white edition of 20. Story based on the travels of Marco Polo.
CONDITION: Very good condition.
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