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| Title | Taking off Emily Dickinson's clothes |
| Creator | Collins, Billy |
| Edition numbering | 5 of 30 |
| Call number | PS3553.O47478 T3 2002 |
| Publication Date | 2002 |
| Summary/Description | Incorporates Dickinson's poem, "Hope is the thing with feathers, " collaged onto the accordion with a monotype of a feather as cover; "... produced in a limited edition of thirty copies in the summer and fall of 2002 by Charles Hobson. It uses buttons, ribbons, feathers, and a pastel monotype based on a photograph taken by Edgar Degas in Paris in 1895, which evokes, for the artist, a sense of clothing as plumage. Charles Hobson and Alice Shaw assembled the pages and made the slipcase. John Demerritt covered the boards in Fabriano Roma. The text has been set in 14-point Spectrum and printed letterpress by M & H Type, San Francisco."--Colophon; Accordion book glued into paper-covered case. Garter used as closure. Issued in a paper slipcase with ribbon closure; Prospectus laid in |
| Binding Type | Accordian Fold
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| Design/Structural Engineering | Non-Traditional Materials
Slip Case
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| Text Printing Method/Equipment | Letterpress
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| Illustration/Image Type - Original | Photography
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| Themes | Poetry
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| Subject | Dickinson, Emily -- Poetry
Clothing and dress in art
Artists' books
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| Publisher Location | San Francisco, California
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| Original Publisher | Pacific Editions |
| Electronic Publisher | Special Collections Department, University of Nevada, Reno |
| Collection | Book Arts Collection
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| Ordering and Permissions Information | Images are provided for educational purposes only. Images are not to be re-used without permission. Please contact Special Collections, University of Nevada, Reno Libraries. |
| Date Digital | 2012 |
| File Name | PS3553.O47478 T3 2002 Image 1 |
| Contributor | Hobson, Charles
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