Bob Baris (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Quarter green cloth with paste paper covered limp boards, spine label, slender 8vo., (34) pages, illustrated with hand-colored line drawings by Carol. J. Blinn. Of 75 copies printed, this is one of 50 copies with Blinn's wonderful paste paper covers. Designed, illustrated, letterpress printed and handbound by Blinn from Adobe Jensen Pro and Zapfino types on Zerkall Book paper. List of publications by The Press on Scroll Road. But for one very minute minute dark spot at the spine, this is a fine copy signed by Baris and Blinn. Prospectus loosely inserted. Carol J. Blinn (illustrator). Signed by Author and Artist. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Sheep vellum over limp boards, slender 8vo., (34) pages, illustrated with hand-colored line drawings by Carol. J. Blinn. Of 75 copies printed, this is one of 25 copies in this non-adhesive vellum binding. Designed, illustrated, letterpress printed and handbound by Blinn from Adobe Jensen Pro and Zapfino types on Zerkall Book paper. List of publications by The Press on Scroll Road. A fine copy signed by Baris and Blinn. Prospectus loosely inserted. Carol J. Blinn (illustrator). Signed by Author and Artist.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. One of 62 copies. (21)pp. Written in praise of dahlias, this beautifully printed book also gives instructions for their growth and care. Fine in orange silk over boards. 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in.

FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 75 COPIES. 220 x 150 mm. (8 3/4 x 6"). [18] leaves. Green cloth spine, paste paper over boards. With eight hand-colored illustrations by Carol Blinn, including the half title. âA pristine copy. This charming volume is a love letter to the printed book, both in content and form. In this essay, originally published in "Matrix" in 2004, printer and farmer Bob Baris (fl. 1990s - present) relates vignettes of his life in his two professions, which might seem unrelated, but which to him are "as integral [to one another] as the pieces of cloth in an old Amish quilt." This essay is brought to life by the careful design and illustration of Carol Blinn, with delicate hand-colored illustrations and a very pleasant pasteboard binding with a subtle design and color gradation reminiscent of an evening landscape. The multi-talented Blinn has operated the Warwick Press since 1973, producing everything from wedding invitations and birth announcements to art books, books for children, and poetry. …