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Creator:
Fisher, Roy, 1930-
Title(s):

Scenes from the alphabet / Roy Fisher.

Edition:
[2nd unsigned ed.].
Published/Created:
Guildford [England] : Circle Press Publications, 1984.
Physical Description:
[4] p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
PR6056.I8 S3 1984+ Copy 1 Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Rare Books and Manuscripts
PR6056.I8 S3 1984+ Copy 2 Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Articles & Chapters
Notes:
Poem.
"The pop-up design was devised by Ronald King and the letterpress an cutting carried out by Joy Adams at Circle Press, Guildford, 1984."--Colophon.
"French-fold pop-up of the first three letters of the alphabet with text printed letterpress in 14 pt Optima. 115 signed copies ... on Strathmore paper sewn into yellow card covers. (A second edition of 200 unsigned copies was published in 1984)."--Cooking the books.
Printed on double leaves.
Cooking the books, p. 170
BAC: British Art Center has two copies; both sewn into yellow card covers.
Subject Terms:
Alphabets -- Specimens.
Alphabets in art.
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
Circle Press -- Publisher.
Paper work -- Specimens.
Form/Genre:
Pop-up books.
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
Cut-paper works.
Contributors:
King, Ronald, 1932- artist.
Adams, Joy, artist.
Circle Press, publisher.
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