Wayland, MA: Wild Pangolin Press, 2022. Hardcover. Number 7 of 34 copies signed and numbered by book artist Vladimir Zimakov. This exuberant production is based on the nonsensical poem by Lewis Carroll that originally appeared in the novel Through the Looking-Glass. The poem is a conversation between two people – the narrator and the aged man that the narrator encounters. In this edition, the subject matter of the conversation, as well as the manner of speaking at various stages of the poem, is interpreted through an inventive combination of type and imagery. Designed, illustrated, printed and bound by Vladimir Zimakov between 2017 and 2021. Printed from original linocuts, with polymer and metal type, at Wild Pangolin Press and Reflex Letterpress. Type used for the words of the narrator is Kabel. Type used for the words of the aged man: Caslon, Gill Sans, Goudy Old Style, Trajan, Futura, Caviar Dreams, Din and Porter. Some freedoms were taken to alter certain letterforms in the layout design. Printed on 250 GSM Rives BFK paper. The text of the book is an accordion structure bound in light brown cloth with a red cloth spine with black titling. Housed in a red & brown cloth slipcase. In fine condition. Measures 12 x 10 x 1..5 inches. Unpaginated [36 pages]. PRI/091422. Fine.

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