Viewpoint Editions, 2009. Paperback. Number 51 of 55 copies. Signed and numbered by the artist. Includes excerpts from "Le Ditie de Jehanne d'Arc" by Christine de Pizan, a French poetess. "Written in 1429 when Joan was at the height of her successful campaign, it celebrates her life and achievements. On each facing page, an image is combined with comments on Joan of Arc's brief history. The pages covering her trial for heresy incorporate Joan's own words, taken from the trial document." Printed by Acme Bookbinding on Mohawk Via Superfine Eggshell 100# paper in German Latin, Uncial, and 10th Century Bookhand typefaces. Fine in paper wrappers with full color photographic illustrations throughout. Housed in a box that was designed to resemble a well-worn library enclosure for a rare book. The box has a cloth tie closure, faux-library stickers, and other appropriate markings. Unpaginated. ARTB/011524. Fine. More

Fort Lauderdale: Dorothy Simpson Krause, 2011. Hardcover. This is a unique book from noted book artist, Dorothy Simpson Krause. Krause is a painter, collage artist and printmaker who incorporates digital mixed media into her art. Her work is exhibited regularly in galleries and museums and featured in numerous current periodicals and books. Her archives and the books featured in her Book + Art reside at the University of Miami. In her artist's statement she says: "My work includes large scale mixed media pieces, artist books and book-like objects that bridge between these two forms. It embeds archetypal symbols and fragments of image and text in multiple layers of texture and meaning. It combines the humblest of materials, plaster, tar, wax and pigment, with the latest in technology to evoke the past and herald the future. My art-making is an integrated mode of inquiry that links concept and media in an ongoing dialogue – a visible means of exploring meaning.

The book is a small concertina of four pages. When opened the book reveals four incomplete vintage jigsaw puzzles that were found in New England and incorporated in this work. The vignettes are of domestic life and portray scenes from different times and places, and, although fragmented, they are nonetheless engaging. Bound in blue cloth with black ribbons on the front cover that encase a black cutout with the title and blue and white design. Covers have some darkening along the edges. Krause has signed the book on the rear cover. Otherwise in near fine condition. Measures 6.5 x 7.5 inches closed and 6.5 x 29 inches open. ARTB/052824. Near Fine in very good binding. More

Fort Lauderdale: Dorothy Simpson Krause, 2004. This book is from noted book artist, Dorothy Simpson Krause. This book is one of two variants of the original, which was in Krause's Book+Art and is with the archive of the works in that book residing at the University of Miami special collections library. Krause is a painter, collage artist and printmaker who incorporates digital mixed media into her art. Her work is exhibited regularly in galleries and museums and featured in numerous current periodicals and books. In her artist's statement Krause says: "My work includes large scale mixed media pieces, artist books and book-like objects that bridge between these two forms. It embeds archetypal symbols and fragments of image and text in multiple layers of texture and meaning. It combines the humblest of materials, plaster, tar, wax and pigment, with the latest in technology to evoke the past and herald the future. My art-making is an integrated mode of inquiry that links concept and media in an ongoing dialogue – a visible means of exploring meaning.

She describes the book's title of Playing Around as suggesting a double entendre, which is amplified by the two somewhat risqué playing card images. They portray a jack and a king engaging in a visual exchange, and are supported by metal tabs which enable the images to stand facing, as a bit of wry humor. The book does not fold and only stands. With black covers with a red title on the cover and Krause's signature and date on the rear cover. The front cover also has a silver shield ornament above the title. The card images are multi-colored. Their borders are slightly discolored but still bright. Accompanied by two black paper envelopes. Very good + condition. The work measures 7 x 9.5 inches and has two pages. ARTB/052824. Very Good+. More

Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Viewpoint Editions, 2017. One of 10 copies. Dorothy Krause is a painter, collage artist and printmaker who incorporates digital mixed media into her art. Her work is exhibited regularly in galleries and museums and featured in numerous current periodicals and books. Krause is Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts College of Art where she founded the Computer Arts Center and a member of Digital Atelier®, an artists collaborative, with Bonny Lhotka and Karin Schminke. She is a frequent speaker at conferences and symposia and a consultant for manufacturers and distributors of products which may be used by fine artists. With this book, Krause makes a strong statement about the folly and tragedy of warfare. “WarZone: a traveling board game with no winner” is designed to be played anywhere other than in your own country. Instructions, game board, spinner board and game pieces are housed in a clear plastic suitcase. In the top of the suitcase, an image of the first atomic bomb blast is overlaid with a definition of war as “armed conflict, prosecuted with military forces aiming to enforce the political will of the victor upon the defeated”. It also contains information about human aggression from prehistory to the present and questions whether war is noble or morally problematic and destructive of lives and property. The Spinner Board, printed onto stiff board and contour cut to fit into in the bottom of the suitcase, allows you to choose the country in which to play and gives information on ongoing conflicts around the world. The countries shown on the map in black and around the outer edge of the circle have ongoing military conflicts that result in more than 1,000 violent deaths per year, including both military and civilians. Other conflicts are shown in red on the map. You can turn the spinner to select a country in which to participate or choose from the list of additional war zones. The Rules of Engagement state that you can place your soldier on any square of the game board and move randomly any number of spaces in any direction. You need not take turns and can remove the soldiers of any other player at will, unless you are removed first. If you are on a square with information and instructions, do as you are told. The Game Board resembles a checkerboard with squares which give instructions such as “no weapons found: look again”, “tour of duty extended: start over” and “peace negotiations begun: pray for success”. The red and black checker-like pieces are “us” and “them”. The game never ends, but may move to a different place of engagement. There are no winners, only losers. The WarZone game boards and suitcase were printed at Roland DGA on the LEF-300. a flatbed printer with white and gloss inks. Housed in a plastic suitcase measuring: 10 3/8 x 12 7/8 x 1 ½ inches. In fine condition. ARTB/011524. Fine. More

Boca Raton, FL: Dorothy Simpson Krause, 2015. Softcover. Number 3 of 10 variant copies signed by the book artists. Stephanie Wolff was the current Salzburg Artist in Residence at the Jaffe Center for Book Arts when she and Dorothy Krause, the first Resident, decided to collaborate on this ode to Florida. They used an assortment of vintage documents, maps, photographs and botanicals that were inkjet transferred onto the pages, creating the variability of this edition. Printed on Arches 88 paper. The colophon with a map-like image of Florida was laser printed. They used wood type, a wood engraving and pressure plate printing on the Center’s Vandercook 4 proof press,with ink and blind embossing, and with a polymer plate map of the area. FL has a flutter binding adhered at the fore-edge. The flutter book is a simple structure from the Eastern binding tradition. It's a codex that can act a bit like an accordion since the text block can be gently pulled out from the spine to show multiple pages at one time. Because of this binding structure, the book lends itself to being displayed as a sculptural object. The book is a soft cover, with plant inclusion end papers and a yellow wrapper of handmade paper. In fine condition. Measures 7 x 3.5 inches, Unpaginated [10 pages]. ARTB/051923. Fine. More

Greece: Dorothy Simpson Krause, 2019. Hardcover. A unique book signed by the book artist. Dorothy Krause is a painter, collage artist and printmaker who incorporates digital mixed media into her art. Her work is exhibited regularly in galleries and museums and featured in numerous current periodicals and books. In her artist's statement she says: "My work includes large scale mixed media pieces, artist books and book-like objects that bridge between these two forms. It embeds archetypal symbols and fragments of image and text in multiple layers of texture and meaning. It combines the humblest of materials, plaster, tar, wax and pigment, with the latest in technology to evoke the past and herald the future. My art-making is an integrated mode of inquiry that links concept and media in an ongoing dialogue – a visible means of exploring meaning."

Krause has created several books over the years that were inspired by her extensive travels, including a trip to Greece. Akrotiri is the site of a Cycladic Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini. The name comes from the nearby village of Akrotiri. The settlement was destroyed in the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century and buried in volcanic ash, which preserved the remains of fine frescoes and many objects and artworks. Akrotiri has been excavated since 1967 after earlier excavations on Santorini [Wikipedia]. This handsome book commemorates the found treasures from Akrotiri with the use of reproductions of beautiful wall paintings from the Akrotiri archeological site. They are used in the interior of this two-page book. The cover has slabs of marble-like polymer clay interwoven with cords and thread over natural linen. In fine condition. Measures 7.5 x 5 inches. ARTB/011724. Fine. More

Aurora NY: Dorothy Simpson Krause, 2011. A unique and unusual book by this noted book artist. Dorothy Krause is a painter, collage artist and printmaker who incorporates digital mixed media into her art. Her work is exhibited regularly in galleries and museums and featured in numerous current periodicals and books. In her artist's statement she says: "My work includes large scale mixed media pieces, artist books and book-like objects that bridge between these two forms. It embeds archetypal symbols and fragments of image and text in multiple layers of texture and meaning. It combines the humblest of materials, plaster, tar, wax and pigment, with the latest in technology to evoke the past and herald the future. My art-making is an integrated mode of inquiry that links concept and media in an ongoing dialogue – a visible means of exploring meaning." This work was created as a sculptural book, of which the title offers many definitions that are embodied in the sculptural structure. The book is in fact shaped of the metal lead. It is collaged on both sides and although it is malleable, it is designed to stand on its own. An interesting work in very good condition. Measures 2 5/8 x 12 inches. ARTB/011824. Very Good. More

Vienna: Dorothy Simpson Krause, 2018. Number 4 of four copies signed by the book artist. Dorothy Krause is a painter, collage artist and printmaker who incorporates digital mixed media into her art. Her work is exhibited regularly in galleries and museums and featured in numerous current periodicals and books. In her artist's statement she says: "My work includes large scale mixed media pieces, artist books and book-like objects that bridge between these two forms. It embeds archetypal symbols and fragments of image and text in multiple layers of texture and meaning. It combines the humblest of materials, plaster, tar, wax and pigment, with the latest in technology to evoke the past and herald the future. My art-making is an integrated mode of inquiry that links concept and media in an ongoing dialogue – a visible means of exploring meaning.

In this poignant book, Krause recounts the mostly sorrowful life of the beautiful Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, nicknamed Sisi. At the age of 15, Sisi was married to her cousin the Hapsburg Emperor Franz Joseph. Stifled by the protocol of the court, she wrote in her diary, “I have awakened in a dungeon, with chains on my hands.” An especially beautiful, unhappy woman and a restless, obsessive traveler, she carried a hypodermic for cocaine, threatened suicide and, at the age of 61, and was stabbed by an anarchist in Geneva in 1898 and died. The book presents the sad details of her tragic life, with the text in a handwritten font printed in black on orange paper. With six color images of Sisi taken from photographs and paintings. It has a drum leaf binding with the cover of black watered silk over board. Housed in a black paper covered box with a title label on the cover and the title in orange on the spine. In fine condition. Measures 7.25 x 5.25 x .25 inches. Unpaginated [10 pages.] ARTB/051923. Fine. More

Fort Lauderdale: Dorothy Krause, 2016. Hardcover. A unique artist's book on the distressing facts about the world-wide tragedy of missing children. Dorothy Krause, the book artist, is a bookmaker, painter, collage artist and printmaker who utilizes digital mixed media. Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts College of Art, she and has been a Visiting Artist/ Artist in Residence at the American Academy in Rome, the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, the Jaffe Center for Book Arts at Florida Atlantic University and on Oceania Cruise Lines. Krause is the author of “Book + Art: Handcrafting Artists’ Books”, (North Light, 2009), and co-author of “Digital Art Studio: Techniques for combining inkjet printing with traditional art materials”, (Watson-Guptil, 2004). Her books can be found in many public and private collections throughout the country. Her archives and the books featured in Book + Art reside at the University of Miami.

From the text of Missing "It is estimated that at least 8 million children worldwide go missing each year including 800,000 in the U.S. A multilingual database that features photographs and information about missing children from around the world was established in 1998 by the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC). In most African, Asian and Latin American countries, there are no specific laws regarding missing children, no established protocol for reporting, and no central missing child registries."

Bound by Krause with post bound boards, as if a photograph album, covered in moss green silk with a collaged image of a young girl in skeletal outline collaged over a text fragment that is mounted under distressed glass, with an etched copper plate affixed to the glass,and within a lead-wrapped wood frame. Printed on tan laid paper. Each of the 13 pages has an original 1.25 inch etched copper square with a shadowy child's image. The images are somber in feel and add to the gravitas of this tragedy. The colophon page has an original 3 inch square copper plate of grasses that is mounted above the artist's signature. The text is digitally printed on Graphix Matte Film. This book has 14 pages including the one page of text and measures 8.75 x 9.5 inches. A haunting production in fine condition. ARTB/030123. Fine. More

Niagara Falls, NY: Lilliput Press, 1998. Hardcover. Number 16 of 30 copies signed and numbered by the book artist. This engaging and complex book from Carol Schwartzott is what she describes as a small, brief study of the basket as both a cultural and functional object. Digitally printed on deep knaki paper, the book also has small actual objects that represent the techniques of basket making. The text is printed in computer-generated type (Americana and Delphian type faces).There are hand colored illustrations with additional three-dimensional samples that are attached to the pages of the book. The cover of the book consists of multi-colored woven paper strips. This hand-crafted book is housed in a tan drop-lid case. Includes specimens of basket material and baskets. Accompanied by a separate information sheet from Carol with the brief description and an image of the book opened to the title page. In fine condition. Measures 3.75 x 4.25 inches. Unpaginated. ARTBOOK/060625. Fine. More

Niagara Falls, NY: Lilliput Press, 1996. Artist's proof from an edition of only 10 copies. The book artist, Carol Schwartzott, writes about her work: "A book for me is like a journey; along the way the road twists and turns, and sometimes I get lost, but my aim is to arrive at my destination and enjoy the trip along the way. Curiosity, investigation, observation, objects, words or images, intuition, connections and creative application accompany me on my journey. Processes are part of the reason I choose to make books. I love the processes involved in researching, writing, designing, drawing, painting, printing, constructing and binding. Very often, one idea will lead to another, ... My books are assemblages of thoughts, much like the collages I make, layering pieces of fact and fancy, bits of memory, objects mixed and matched, all added (and sometimes subtracted) to explore a theme. It becomes an adventure in searching for connections."

This is an intricate and evocative production from Carol that pays homage to the work and thoughts of the famed visual artist Joseph Cornell (1903 - 1972). Cornell was an American visual artist and one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. He was described as a premier assemblagist who elevated the box to a major art form, Joseph Cornell also was an accomplished collagist and filmmaker, and one of America's most innovative artists. His art has been described as romantic, poetic, lyrical and surrealistic. Self-taught but amazingly sophisticated, he created his first collages, box constructions and experimental films in the 1930s. By 1940, his boxes contained found materials artfully arranged, then collaged and painted to suggest poetic associations inspired by the arts, humanities and sciences.[Smithsonian American Art Museum]. Carol's book captures the qualities that informed Cornell's work and made him the major figure in the art world. In an accompanying statement about this fascinating production. She writes: "Flea markets, wandering in secondhand bookstores ...I knew someday there would be a use for all these bits and pieces...collected, sorted and organized....Listened to Schumann, Cornell's favorite music...enlightening yet gentle, and almost somber at times, I think ...perhaps like Cornell....

Carol's complex production marries quotations taken from several writings about Cornell. She attributes the texts used through footnotes and a short list of authors and works quoted. These musings and commentary are alternated with small collages assembled by Carol. Printed on Somerset Newsprint Grey. Book is enclosed in a gray handpainted box (34 x 29 cm.)--with metal hinges and closure. Top of box holds inlaid display under glass. Box opens to show the book which can be lifted out by means of a cream ribbon. Binding is of gray painted boards with exposed spine, with supports of paper and goatskin. Front cover has a painted paper title label, as well as onlays of four triangular pieces of paper-covered wood with text at corners. Text is interspersed with seven 'magic' windows (cut-out pages) which display collages, under which the artist has written in pencil a description of what it is made of. Laid in at the end on a sheet of painted paper, the artist gives some of her thoughts on making this work. In the box holding the book are an assortment of scraps of paper and other objects symbolic of Cornell's acquired and utilized items for his collages. Both are housed in a black cloth covered slipcase.In fine condition. Book measures 9.5 x 11.25 inches. Unpaginated. Fine. More

Petersham, MA: Lone Oak Press, 2022. Hardcover. Number 11 of 56 standard signed and numbered copies. Master wood engraver Abigail Rorer is considered one of the finest engravers working today. She founded her Lone Oak Press in 1989 and has published many beautiful works that often focus on nature - animals, flowers, trees, and water. Abigail has also provided lovely illustrations for other private and commercial presses. Her fine press books have been in numerous exhibitions in the U.S., U.K., and Ireland. They can be found in many public and private collections. 

Abigail writes in her prospectus about this important new work, saying that it is the first book in the "Extinct Pentalogy" series. Originally she had planned one larger volume covering five diverse animals, four that are extinct and one that came perilously close. But she decided that each animal deserves its own tribute. The western black rhinoceros was declared extinct in 2011 and all remaining rhinoceroses are endangered. She writes on her website: "Extinction as a theme has been a focus of The Lone Oak Press for a few years now, beginning with the publication of our book Extinction in 2015. We are living in the age of the Sixth Extinction, the Anthropocene: the Human Epoch. Human activity has made such an impact on our planet that climate patterns are changing, glaciers are melting, the ozone layer is thinning, and species are becoming extinct at an alarming rate. For such a magnificent and noble animal as the rhinoceros to be on the verge of total extinction is tragic and unacceptable. The rhinoceros has lived and flourished on this earth for tens of thousands of years. Within only a relatively short period of time, the last two hundred years or so, with the advent of guns, the Industrial Revolution, exploding populations, and other factors, we have decimated the rhino population and brought it to the brink of total extinction. This book is a way to honor a subspecies of the black rhinoceros that disappeared in 2011 and to highlight the plight of all species of rhinoceros.”

Bound in a gray and black paper created from a hand-draw closeup image of rhinoceros skin over boards with a gray leather spine and red title label. The rear board includes a bullet sized hole in the board with red leather showing underneath – a visceral reminder of the contents of the book. The text was set in Dante and Othello type. The text and engravings were printed on Zerkell paper. Many of the engravings are multi-block color with some hand-coloring. Amy Borezo of shelter Bookwords bound the books. With prospectus. Housed in a slipcase covered in matching gray paper with rhino skin print In fine condition. Measures 7 x 9 inches. 52 pages. ARTISTSB/071923. Fine. More