To The Sincere Reader

To The Sincere Reader

Nelson Howe, New York, New York, 1969

Description

The printed words and letters of the words were incorporated into the design of the book to form part of the total image. The subject of each line or group of lines in the poem makes a reference to circular or ovoid forms (such as seeds); in this way visual imagery is also based on ovoid forms, although they are not representational forms. In other words, just as the poem depends on juxtaposition of images which are not only related by shape, so does the visual design.

Collections: Fifty Books of the Year (1970)
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Art director/designer
Nelson Howe
Illustrator
Nelson Howe
Author
Keith Waldrop
Engraver
Mohawk Engraving
Size
8.25 x 10.75 inches
Pages
36
Quantity printed
edition of 1,000
Price
$12.50
Typeface
Monotype Caslon Old Style, 12/14, with display in ATF Caslon Old Style from type in the Burning Deck Press
Printer
Burning Deck Press
Papers
Curtis Colophon, Chandler & Price Platen Press, 8 x 12
Binder
Burning Deck Press
Binding materials
bound in Fabriano
Binding method
stapled with round-backed cover hand-glued
Publisher
Wittenborn and Company
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