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Abbott, Edwin B., 1881 or 1882-1956

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: [1881,1882]-1956- - 1956

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Artists Books in the Ginsberg Collection / Abbott E ; Stein G ; Barton CJ ; Campbell K ; Charriere G ; King R ; Fisher R ; d'Arbeloff N ; Drucker J ; Hutchins A ; Ely T ; Weier D ; Rothenberg J ; Neruda P ; O'Banion N ; Chen J ; Scobey P ; Spector B ; Helfgott G ; Kelm D ; Crombie J ; Queneau R ; Kyle H ; McCarney S ; King S ; Osborn K ; Olson T ; Hamady W ; Poehlmann JA ; Schwartzott C ; Share S ; Silverberg RA ; Tetenbaum B ; Smith K ; Walker A ; Wolf A ; Boshoff W., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-30529-31957
Scope and Contents

This exhibition was curated by Jack M. Ginsberg and David M. Paton and was divided into two sections: International Artists' Books and Book-Objects and South African Artists' Books and Book-Objects. Ginsberg contributed a personal essay on collecting artists' books and the nature of the book. A bibliography, complete index and a list of exhibitions are included. The catalogue consists of an annotated listing of books and book objects without illustrations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

List 16: Ars Typographia; Fine Printing / Ursus Rare Books ; Ginsberg A ; Grabhorn R ; Hoyem A ; Abbott E ; Bradbury R ; Pound E ; Joyce J ; Mark E ; Mayakovsky V ; Beckett S ; Kaldewey G ; Koch P ; Lissitzky E ; Mutel D ; Zapf H., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-30149-31548
Scope and Contents

The presses are listed alphabetically and include works from Arion Press, Black Sun Press, Gehenna Press, Kaldewey Press and Mutel Art Books. A detailed description of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Didier Mutel is included. The Sackner Archive holds both the English and French version of this extraordinary book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996