An Invitation for Collaboration
8.5 x 11” (22 x 30 cm), quotation from The Lord of the Rings (Chapter 2) by J.R.R. Tolkien, hand set in 30 and 10 pt Baskerville Roman and Italic, and letterpress printed in oil based gold ink on European hemp paper. Instructions for an invitation to collaborate are inkjet printed on the back. $10
This is a single sheet book, unfinished. The proposal is as follows: purchase one (or more) of these for $10, finish it, photograph it (with whatever illustrative technique you wish) and send photos to me at misterkoppa@gmail.com. I will post all photos on this page and select ten (the ten best or the only ten submitted) to buy back for $50 each, and then attempt to place the collection within the special collections of some generous library.
As of 1 January 2026 this is looking like a failed project because I have so far not received any photos from anyone who has purchased a copy of this sheet. Then again, I only sold about 3 copies and they were to people in Leeds, England. I’m hoping this update to the page will encourage participation, or it could be that you like your finished product so much you simply don’t wish to sell it back to me!
*submitted photographs ought to be well lit on light backgrounds, showing 1) folded book standing 2) cover/title page 3) page spread one 4) page spread two and 5) back cover. Okay to photograph in hand. Probably best to photograph in hand. You figure it out.
