new from E L E C T I O E D I T I O N S
alphabeta 2 if not in paint
by M A R I O N M A Y C A M P B E L L
with two original drawings by MIRIAM MORRIS
Electio Editions is delighted to present the second book in its alphabeta series. if not in paint traces not only a series of ecstatic moments, a kind of alongsidedness of the occasion of writing, but also exhibits its own response to the very commission of writing for Electio. Altho Marion May Campbell is more widely known as a novelist, the poetry in her recent book, Fragments from a paper witch, shows her as a poet of brilliance, sensitivity and skill of a high order – ‘I read the texture / not the word / of shop front signs / the frets and struts / that rust behind each letter’ (from there is no electric miracle). For this book, Miriam Morris has done two original drawings (that is, each copy has originals, not printed images) in pen & acrylic inks. A limited number of extra sets of the drawings, suitable for framing, will also be available.
The book has 24 pages, the types are Giovanni Mardersteig’s Dante and S H de Roos’s Libra, and the printing is on damped BFK Rives Heavyweight paper on a Pratt-Albion handpress. Binding is a single handsewn signature done at the Press in a protective box made by Duncan Group, Melbourne.
All copies will be signed by the poet & artist.
The edition size will be determined by the number of orders received, and orders close on 30 June 2011. Orders and enquiries should be sent to Electio at alanloney@gmail.com
Price : AUD $260 the copy for the book. For the book plus the extra set of drawings, AUD $350.
See more about this publisher at http://www.electioeditions.com
Electio Editions
6/47 Grant Street
Malvern East
VIC 3145
Australia
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