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A unique work from the pop-up artist par excellence – with a wow factor!

(Debra Weier) Rise and Fall. Unique artist’s book by Debra Weier. [Princeton, New Jersey.] 2008. n.p. 12.75” x 10”. Multi-color paper pop-ups on black, red, purple, gray, orange, green, blue and brown papers. Black string to help hold construction in place. Title in green and signed and dated by Weier in green crayon on the back page. Gray wrapper covers. Green cloth dropback box with small black upright rectangles on spine. Unique book signed and dated by Debra Weier. Fine.

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Another example of Debra Weier’s creativity

(Debra Weier) Doubles. Unique pop-up book by Debra Weier. [Princeton. New Jersey.] 2006. n.p. 9.5” x 6.5”. Red strips of paper pop-ups on yellow, orange, pale green, and gray papers. Title in red crayon and signed and dated by Weier in red crayon on the back page. Front yellow wrapper cover and gray back cover with orange spine. Red cloth dropback box with yellow paper triangle at base of spine. Fine.

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(Weier, Debra) Neruda. Unique pop-up artist’s book designed and constructed by Debra Weier. Princeton Junction. NJ. 2000. 14 leaves. 12.75″ x 10″. Green, orange and brown pages with green wrappers. Title glued on with string. Pop-ups of many colors, as well as etched and letterpress printed collages. White knotted string forms part of the complex design. Laid in a strong yellow cloth dropback box with 5 strips of string on the spine. Signed and dated by Weier. Fine.

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(Thielen, Beth) Crime and Poverty. Unique pop-up cut-out artist’s book designed, written and made by Beth Thielen. [California.] 1998. Accordion fold with three openings, with a 4″ x 2.75″ cut-out at each fold. 15″ x 11.5″. Made from monoprinted templates and handprinted by the artist on an Ettan etching press in various colors. 100% rag acid-free white Arches Cover paper. The two small booklets in two folds have text and are made of red, brown and green Unryu, printed from a Machintosch Performa 450. The font is 9 pt Geneva, using a StyleWriter II printer. Pop-ups on pages are hand-cut and fixed into place by the artist. Cover with etched illustrations over both boards, which are acid-free and lignin-free, with multi-color strings which tie at each side of the boards. Gray linen book cloth for the slipcase. Colophon laid in and signed by Thielen. Fine.

Another marvelous and moving work from the talented Beth Thielen, with sparse and eloquent prose which consists of short pieces about her experiences with the people she came into contact with in her position as art teacher in the California Corrections system.

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(Thielen, Beth) About My Mother. An Artist’s Book by Beth Thielen. Los Angeles. 1991. Revised edition – 1996. Accordion fold book with 8 openings, including title page and colophon. 13.5″ x 6.25″. Dry point with Handschy 2-part gold on black Arches. Black cloth boards. Matching black slipcase. Each double-page spread has a further 3″ x 7″ cutout accordion fold where the illustrations tie up with the large page surface, or they can be opened at random to create a further dimension to the viewing of the book. No. 1 in an edition of only 5 copies signed by the artist. Fine.

Thielen decided, after some years of grieving, to make available a small edition of a visual diary she created a week after her mother’s death. An artist’s outpouring of memories, in this case that of a departed parent – and this work stands as a moving testament to a daughter’s grief.

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(Thielen, Beth) Sentences: Words Spoken in Prison To An Artist. A sculptural pop-up book designed and printed by Beth Thielen. [Pasadena. CA] 1990. 11.5″ x 8″. Made from monoprinted templates on an Ettan etching press on 100% rag, acid free, white Arches cover. Each page was handcut by the artist. Cover with etching. The cover and slipcase boards are acid free, lignin free, binder’s board, with black linen book cloth for the book spine and slipcase. No. 10 in an edition of 10 copies, signed by the artist in the book, as well as on a separate card description.

Together with: Why the Revolving Door: the Neighborhood, the Prisons. Sculptural pop-up book designed, printed and made by Beth Thielen. [California.] 1993. 11.5″ x 8″. Made from monoprinted templates which vary in color and textural application. Hand printed by the artist on an Ettan etching press on 100% rag paper, acid free, white and black Arches Cover. Each page handcut and bound by the artist. Etching on cover. Cover and slipcase boards of acid free binder’s board, with black linen book cloth for the book spine and slipcase. Artist’s Proof in an edition of 20 copies, signed by the artist, as well as on a separate card description. Artist’s Proof in an edition of 20 copies, signed by Thielen. Fine.

Seven dramatic pop-up scenes of urban and prison life, each with a relevant hand-written pencil commentary by the artist on the bottom of each double-page spread.

The two books are housed together in a double slipcase to form a unique specially made matching set.

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(Kowalsky, Elaine) Heart Rendering Stuff (and Other Such Stories). Elaine Kowalsky in collaboration with Charles Gledhill. London. 1988. 8.75″ x 15″. Eight original color lithographs and silkscreens, drawn and printed by the artist on fabriano Rosapina Bianco paper. Bound by Charles Gledhill in multi-colored paper over boards with title in black on front cover. The book is composed of 8 separate pop-ups combining the techniques of lithography and silkscreen on the themes of love, loneliness and lust in the post-modern age. The Pop-up devices can be read chronologically by turning the pages or extended into a panorama. Dropback box. No. 6 in an edition of 12 numbered copies signed by Elaine Kowalsky. Fine.

To mark Kowalsky’s received the Henry Moore Fellowship in Printmaking; the Leeds City Art Gallery held a major exhibition of her work in 1988. Kowalsky was a Canadian artist who lived and worked in London for over 30 years. She passed away a few years ago.

Charles Gledhill is a bookbinder known for his work with book artists and as a conservator of rare books.

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(Johnson, Paul) Into this Dream of Colour place your own being and watch the Light become You … Unique three-dimensional structured book by Paul Johnson. n.d. 5.75″ x 4.75″ x 2.25″. Multi-color three-dimensional book opens out with 4 double-page spreads for full viewing. Decorated spine. Rectangles cut out of front and back boards, which allow for viewing the pages within. Pages with open rectangles which are woven or joined with colored strips of paper in each rectangle. Multi-colored decorative cords add to the decorative and colorful work. Protective card envelope. Unique book signed by Paul Johnson. Fine.

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