The Sierra Nevada suite / thirty-one wood engravings by RIchard Wagener.

Artist
Wagener, Richard [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
San Francisco : The Book Club of California, 2013.
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 34 cm.

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    Series
    • Publication (Book Club of California) ; no. 231. [More in this series]
    • Book Club of California publication ; number 231.
    Notes
    • Issued in slipcase.
    • "The Sierra Nevada Suite was designed and produced in an edition of three hundred and eight numbered copies by Peter Koch with the assistance of Jonathan Gerken for The Book Club of California. Ten artist's proofs designated A/P and ten printers proofs designated P/P are reserved. The woodengravings were printed by Richard Wagener. The typeface, Dante, designed by Giovanni Mardersteig, was originally hand-cut by Charles Malin and adapted for mechanical composition by Monotype in 1957. The text was cast at the letterfoundry of Michael & Winifred Bixler and printed by Max Koch on Zerkall Büttenpapier. Book binding and slipcases by John DeMerritt Bookbinding. Each book is numbered and signed by the artist." -- Colophon.
    • WA copy, no. 208, is signed by artist.
    Other title(s)
    Sierra Nevada suite : 31 wood engravings
    OCLC
    846727079
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