[PERISHABLE PRESS]. Three works published by The Perishable Press, Mount Hebron, Wisconsin, ALL THE BINDER'S COPIES, comprising:
OLSON, Toby. Depression Dog. 2003. Printed in several colors on various paper stocks. Original printed tan cloth binding by Scott Kellar; custom cloth folding case. LIMITED EDITION, one of 109 unnumbered copies. INSCRIBED BY WALTER HAMADY on the Dedication Page: "This copy is the/was the work up dummy in discussion re: this binding done so sweetly by Scott Kellar...2003."
HAMADY, Walter. Hunkering, the last Gabberjabb. 2006. Collaged, rubberstamped and embossed on a variety of handmade and found paper surfaces throughout. Original decorated burnt umbrian cloth binding by Scott Kellar; custom cloth folding case. LIMITED EDITION, one of 108 copies, this being unsigned. [With:] A group of 12 TLSs from Walter Hamady to Scott Kellar, written 22 December 2005-16 July 2008, regarding the printing and binding of the work. 14pp. total, 8vo, on Perishable Press letterhead. In a custom cloth chemise housed in the folding case with the book.
HAMADY, Walter. A Timeline of Sorts. 2010. 20 illustrations by 7 artists; various paper stocks, a few with collage or time-stamped. Original printed tan cloth binding by Scott Kellar; custom cloth folding case. LIMITED EDITION, number 65 of 80 copies. [With:] A group of 14 TLSs from Walter Hamady to Scott Kellar, written 13 January 2011-1 June 2012, regarding the printing and binding of the work. 15pp. total, 8vo, on Perishable Press letterhead. In a custom cloth chemise housed in the folding case with the book.
"Noted for its fine handmade paper, distinguished typography and unique colophons, Hamady's Perishable Press challenged traditional notions of the book. Over the years, his press has produced a body of work highly sought after by collectors -- books prized for their meticulous and complex physical structures, quirkiness and inventive collaborations between typesetter, binder and illustrator" (University of Buffalo, 17 February 2003).
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