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Carrera, John M. - A Sample from the Engraved Images from Dictionaries of the Merriam-Webster Co. Comprising the Authentic Pictorial Webster's with Accounts Concerning Engravers and Their Craft, the Creation of This Edition, and a Source of Creativity in the Human Brain

Title: A Sample from the Engraved Images from Dictionaries of the Merriam-Webster Co. Comprising the Authentic Pictorial Webster's with Accounts Concerning Engravers and Their Craft, the Creation of This Edition, and a Source of Creativity in the Human Brain
Description: Waltham, MA, Quercus Press, 2002. Wraps. Side sewn wraps. Small booklet. 20 pp. including covers. Small black and white illustrations throughout. A prospectus for a limited edition artist book produced by John Carrera at his Quercus Press, using images from Merriam-Webster dictionaries of the 19th century to create a "Finnegans Wake of 19th century America." With a greeting card like booklet from 2006-07 from Carrera indicating that the printing for this work was accomplished on October 7, 2006. According to the prospectus it was to have been issued in a limited edition of 126 in 2003. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor wrinkling and edgewear. Very Good .

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Price: US$ 43.00 Seller: Mare Booksellers
- Book number: 014016

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