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Title
Oaxaca and the Saguaro Cactus 1
Creator
D'Ambrosio, Joe
Date Created and/or Issued
1996-01-01T08:00:00Z
Publication Information
Chapman University Digital Commons
Contributing Institution
Chapman University, Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives
Collection
Oaxaca and the Saguaro Cactus
Rights Information
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Description
Handbound by Joe D'Ambrosio in brown cloth and Mexican bark paper onlaid in a Zapotec design on the front cover; "letterpress printed on two colors of Confetti paper"; illustrated throughout with block prints by Joe D'Ambrosio and embellished with two pop-up illustrations which are hand-colored and contain real feathers; laid in a green handmade paper container, which is tied with yucca. Deluxe edition of 25 copies with design binding by D'Ambrosio of full Clansman Niger Goat, with a recesed saguaro cactus design embedded in the front cover, enclosed in a custom slip cse. Library copy is number 24 of an edition of 25. Signed by the author. In slip case. Publisher's publication announcement card, and publication announcement from the Hand Bookbinders of California, laid in.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/oaxacosaguaro/1
Subject
Artists' books
Zapotec
Saguaro
Cactus
Yucca
Mexico
Native Americans
Legends
Book and Paper
Indigenous Studies
Latin American Languages and Societies
Source
Oaxaca and the Saguaro Cactus

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