Double Helix.

[ Purgatory Pie Press ]. Bartalos, Michael.

Published by New York: Purgatory Pie Press, 1984.

About this Item

Letterpress printmaker Dikko Faust and artistic director Esther K. Smith have collaborated on limited editions, artist books, cards, and prints for over forty years. The press was founded by Faust in 1977. He went on to complete his first two books and the paper for his third, move to New York City, and become the staff letterpress printer at the nascent Center for Book Arts. Purgatory Pie Press merged with the E.K. Smith Museum in 1980. 6 in. x 5 in. [8] panels, printed on one side only, plus four small fold-out flaps. Letterpress printed by Dikko Faust at the Center for Book Arts (NYC) on waxed Masa Couer paper in Orplid type. Illustrations printed in red, blue, gold, and silver from neoprene plates. One of 150 copies signed by Batalos, Faust, and Esther K. Smith. A fine copy. Since then, they have collaborated on every Purgatory Pie Press project to date, in addition to SmithÕs big-publisher books: How to Make BooksÊ(Random House) a reprint ofÊSpecimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders &c.Ê(Rizzoli),ÊMaking Books with KidsÊ(Quarto),ÊThe Paper BrideÊ(Random House), andÊMagic Books & Paper ToysÊ(Random House). Purgatory Pie Press books are housed at institutions including MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum, Cooper Hewitt,ÊLondonÕs Tate, the Brooklyn Museum, and AzerbaijanÕs Miniature Book Museum. Seller Inventory # 17212

Bibliographic Details

Title: Double Helix.

Publisher: New York: Purgatory Pie Press, 1984.

Signed: Signed by Author(s)