There are Names for Those Acts (Which We Long to Perform)

Published by Ravenpress, Lake City, CO, 2001

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Lake City, CO: Ravenpress, 2001. (Box) Approximately 1 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 13/16". LIMITED EDITION of 25 copies, this being #11. Outer box is dark wood with brass decorations, in fine condition; Accordion hinged boards with paste and marbled papers, book opens to 2 x 9", color laserprint from original watercolors, numbered and signed on the colophon by the publisher, in fine condition.This is the first book in the miniature pillow book series. Based on the traditional instructional pillow books given couples on their wedding night, this two-sided accordion contains six secually explicit watercolors paired with six physical and spiritual descriptions of the 'embraces of love' taken from ancient Asian texts. Alicia Bailey began publishing under the Ravenpress imprint in 1996. Ravenpress publications are held in private, public and special collections worldwide. Bailey thinks of the artists' book works she creates as interactive sculptures realized in the form of the book. She works in a wide variety of materials, including those not often associated with the book form, thus necessitating structural redesign and innovations.…

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Title
There are Names for Those Acts (Which We Long to Perform)
Author
Alicia Bailey
Publisher
Ravenpress, Lake City, CO
Publication year
2001
Condition
Fine
Dust jacket
fine
Signed
Signed by Author(s)
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition

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