Type Faces Design Prints John by Ross John (2 results)

square 4to (12.25" x 11" x 2.25"). cloth-covered boards, with the accordion fold book glued to the base of the box. The front of the box is almost covered with a painted wooden 'mock-up' of a printer's tray which creates the title in reverse and painted in various colors, with the design forming a face, red ribbon, slipcase. accordion fold. Private printed in an edition of 20 numbered copies signed by John Ross. A fine copy in fine clamshell box. This collection of faces, made from type, was produced at the High Tide Press print shop in East Hampton, N.Y. and at the Tipoteca Italiana Foundation in Cornuda, a town in the Veneto province of Italy. The enormous quantity of type and presses at the Tipoteca made this an ideal place to assemble this project. The binding was produced by James DiMarcantonio of the Hope Bindery in Pawtucket, R.I. The linotype composition for the introduction and the colophon was set by Kent LeFebvre of Signs Plus in Holyoke, MA. The majority of paper used was Fabriano Rosaspina in several weights. Some of the quotations are on Speckletone tinted paper. The printing of "Type Faces" was done on a Vandercook 219 proving press at East Hampton and on 2 Vandercooks in the Tipoteca in Italy. From the Introduction: "These symbolic faces, all made from existing type, are quoting statements on an adjoining page, ranging from the comic to the critical. The prints and the text together form the essence of the book, which is a reflection on a variety of ways people live together. I am indebted to the staff of the Tipoteca Italiana for their encouragement, advice and technical help. the coordinator of this group, Sandro Berra was helpful in many ways, as translator, curator and map maker. Other members include Alberto Prandi, director, Ivano da Barp, typesetter and printer, and Danielle Facchin, print shop expert. Of course, the entire Foundation would not exist without it's charismatic and motivated preside, Silvio Antiga, whose energy and enthusiasm was always present." Cloth covered board slipcase covered in the same material and inlay on both sides of a page of drawings for the prints as well as the title page. cloth-covered boards, with the accordion fold book glued to the base of the box. The front of the box is almost covered with a painted wooden 'mock-up' of a printer's tray which creates the title in reverse and painted in various colors, with the design forming a face, red ribbon, slipcase. High Tide Press (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Edition 20. Signed in ink on the colophon page and numbered "15." Accordion folded and attached into gray cloth binding with an embedded sculpted book front in the form of a printing frame. 35 pages profusely illustrated. A wonderful artist book, with slipcase in matching gray cloth. Size 12 3/8 x 11" (31.4 x 27.9 cm). John Ross is widely recognized as one of the most famous artists using collagraph printing technique as an expressive medium. From the Colophon: "This collection of faces, made from type, was produced at the High Tide Press print shop in East Hampton, N.Y. and at the Tipoteca Italiana Foundation in Cornuda, a town in the Veneto province of Italy. The enormous quantity of type and presses at the Tipoteca made this an ideal place to assemble this project. The binding was produced by James DiMarcantonio of the Hope Bindery in Pawtucket, R.I. The linotype composition for the introduction and the colophon was set by Kent LeFebvre of Signs Plus in Holyoke, Mass. The Majority of the paper used was Fabriano Rosaspina in several weights. . ." Very good condition, coming directly from John Ross' estate. Inventory #62159-1. This item requires special packing and handling.…