The Inner Galaxy.

Item Details

Covelo, CA, The Yolla Bolly Press, 2001, Hard Cover

Limited Edition, Fine

Copy no. 91 of 125 copies, signed by the artist on the colophon. 48 pp.; 9.6" x 10"; handbound in Italian cloth with decorative endsheets, housed in a handmade slipcase. Four etchings by artist and master printer Jennifer Sturgill. This book, the twenty-ninth issued with this imprint, was designed by and printed for James and Carolyn Robertson at the Yolla Bolly Press in Covelo during the fall of 2001 and spring of 2002. Handset in Walbaum type by apprentice Daniel Urban, the text was printed at the Press by Aaron Johnson who also assisted with the planning of the book. Michael Mills assisted with the production of the book as well. The etchings were printed by the artist at Aurobora Press in San Francisco. The binding was designed at the Press and executed by Cardoza-James Binding Co. The slipcase was made by John DeMerritt. Dedication page . . ."To the memory of James Wishard Robertson, 1935-2001.

An insightful essay on evolution and man's journey through time - the wonder of our inner and outer worlds. As New condition

(Roberston, James & Carolyn. Making Books in the Woods. Covelo, California: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1997. 4to; 10 leaves; printed title on opaque paper endpapers. One thousand copies were printed. The type was set in Bembo by Monotype at M&H Type in San Francisco, and by hand at the Press. Illustrated with photographs of the Press taken by Brian Shea and printed by duotone offset lithography.  Soft Cover. Fine condition. 
A description of a distinctive approach to the printing of fine books - in a barn - within the relatively remote confines of Covelo, situated in the Round Valley region of California.