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 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 and send photos to me (which I will post here*), and I will 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.
*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.
