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The Gutenberg Bible

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Vol. 1-2 comprises an exact facsimile reproduction of the Mazarin Library copy of the Gutenberg Bible, in two volumes, accompanied by two volumes of commentary. The commentary volumes (vol. 3-4) contain historical background and a list of all known…

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La Biblia de Alba

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Facsimile volume and commentary in box

The Book of Kells

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Facsimile volume in presentation box, " ... a faithful recreation of the original manuscript, MS58, preserved in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin."

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26NOV2006

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"This book has been designed and produced by the author in response to a border crossing into the United States of America."--P. [2] of cover.

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A Weak Sense of Direction

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"A Weak Sense of Direction is an abstract exploration of the journey of traveling by bicycle. There exist several similarities in riding a bike and experiencing art in a book format. While both can be experienced in a distinctly linear manner, one…

We Are Lost in Milwaukee

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Silkscreened print, handprinted in Milwaukee by Xavier Monsalvatje and Gregory Martens

Waterfalls of the Mississippi

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"Printed in the following limited edition at Gaylord Schanilec's studio in the Mississippi River Valley above Stockholm, Wisconsin. It is composed of Garamond type and hand-printed on Zerkall paper using a Vandercook press. Each image is printed in…

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The Wandering Book Artists' Collaborative Broadsides

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13 broadsides by various artists, along with a pamphlet by Peter and Donna Thomas

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Tourist / Refugee

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Based on photographs taken at a former tourist hotel in Tʻbilisi, in the Republic of Georgia.

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A Tourist Map to Japan

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"Printed in duotones on Mohawk Options by Brad Freeman on the Heidelberg offset press at Nexus Press"--Colophon.

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