Works of the Master Poldy [Unusual Association]
Published by Salvage Press, Dublin, 2013
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
AbeBooks seller since August 17, 2005
Condition: Used
£ 1,751.87
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Limited Edition. Hardcover. Laid in invoice and mss note to the original buyer, "Thomas Shannan" (Invoice under Jamie Murphy's name and mss note on 'The Salvage Press' letterhead). Mr. 'Shannan", according to Jamie, always bought 2 of each of his books as they were issued. Also according to Jamie, Thomas Shannan was a pseudonym for Andrew Shannon who was, at the time, on the lam from the police. Andrew Shannon is moderately infamous in Ireland. In 2012, Shannon visited the National Gallery of Ireland, in Dublin, where he attacked a Monet painting (Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat (1874)), punching a large hole through it while shouting about the art world [there is actually an online game about this, google, "punch a monet 2014". Arrested over 4 dozen times for art/book theft, he was notably caputred with nearly 70 books stolen from Carton House in Kildare. A typographic homage to James Joyce's, Leopold Bloom. The woodtypes used are part of the Distillers Press collection. This is the first book printed under the imprint of the Salvage Press. "The Works of Master Poldy is the first-ever attempt to boil down the essence of Jame Joyce's seminal hero, Leopold Bloom, into a collection of his wide-ranging thoughts and quips. I collaborated with editor Steve Cole (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) on this book which has been designed, letterpress printed and hand bound in Dublin by Dublin based craftspeople. This is the first book produced under the imprint of The Salvage Press. The wood types are from the Distillers Press collection and include a large number of sans serif faces ranging in size from three to twenty lines. They include designs cut by Day & Collins, Stephenson, Blake & Co. and Delittle of York. Alongside these is DeLittle's ten line Caslon Italic and an instance of two sizes of their Elongated French Clarendon. The majority of the body text has been Monotype cast in fourteen point Baskerville series 169 by Phil Abel and Nick Gill at Hand & Eye Letterpress, London. The twenty four point Granby Inline that accompanies the wood type and the remaining justified Baskerville was set by hand." [Publisher's statement] "The book contains excerpts from the original text which are either thought of or spoken by Bloom. These are juxtaposed with texts relating directly to his surroundings. Through playful typography, the book serves to make a dense text more easily accessible." [review]. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Quarterbound, red leather spine, beige paper boards, silver gilt lettering, portfolio shows orange cloth spine (matching slipcase) and beige paper boards. fo. [35pp]. Numbered limited edition of 120. 1-20 comprise the deluxe edition, 21-120 the standard. The deluxe includes an extra suite of prints. This is copy 5. Signed by Jamie Murphy. Laid in ephemera.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Works of the Master Poldy [Unusual Association]
- Author
- Cole, Stephen [ed]; Murphy, Jamie [printer]
- Publisher
- Salvage Press, Dublin
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Fine in Fine Slipcase
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- Limited Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Artists' Books
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Lux Mentis specializes in fine first editions and rarities, books that have been treasured and will continue to be treasured. Whatever your interests - Americana, fiction, film, children's books, art, travel, or the history of ideas - Lux Mentis provides a diverse selection. Lux Mentis offers a range of client services. We will appraise your current collection, or help you to build or extend your personal library. Every bit as importantly, we are experts at helping to find the perfect gift. We are actively seeking to acquire fine books and entire libraries, and will readily place items on consignment if and when you decide to sell. At Lux Mentis we offer careful research, an unusual inventory, individualized service, and an expert staff. If you don't find exactly what you are looking for on the web site, contact us and we will do our best to assist you with your individual needs.…
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