VENICE SAVED FROM THE SEA
by Ross, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: High Tide Press, 1995. Limited to 15 numbered copies signed by Ross. Quarto. One sheet (56 cm. x 117 cm.), printed on both sides, folded in two (top to bottom), then folded again accordion style and pasted to the lower board. Turquoise cloth boards with a wave pattern, lined in blue slubbed silk, matching silk slipcase with recessed paper title label. Near Fine, a crisp, clean copy, with no markings. Slipcase shows light sunning where a smaller book rested on top. #11 of 15 copies. Conceived, designed, illustrated and printed by John Ross in the High Tide Press workshop on Rives BFK; set in Janson and printed on a Vandercook proofing press. Printed Accordion fold. Collagraph images of Venice with two three-page fold outs. When open the pages can be unfolded to show a pull-out soft ground etching of very large proportion with hand coloring. Prints done on a Brand etching press. The binding is by James Di Marcantonio.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carnegie Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013582
- Title
- VENICE SAVED FROM THE SEA
- Author
- Ross, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- High Tide Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1995
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Artists Books John Ross Venice Italy
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About the Seller
Carnegie Hill Books
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New York, New York
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- Cloth
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- Crisp
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- Fine
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- Quarto
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