The Library of Alexandria

Alvey Jones

Published by Alvey Jones [2021], Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2021

Condition: Used - Fine Hardcover

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Ann Arbor, Michigan: Alvey Jones, [2021]. LIMITED EDITION of 2, this being #2. Tan cloth over clamshell box with green spine cloth, lime green acrylic label on cover and green speckled marbling on box edges, enclosed are twenty-six miniature books (scrolls) in various media such as paper and wood (scrolls are non-removable), in fine condition.Alvey Jones is a painter, printmaker and book artist whose work has been exhibited locally and nationally and is in many public and private collections in the United States and Europe. He has a BFA in illustration and design, an MA in art history and he mostly creates miniature books. This book is an homage to the famed ancient library at Alexandria, Egypt, which ceased to exist by the end of the Third century CE and contains miniature books (scrolls) in several languages.

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Title: The Library of Alexandria
Publisher: Alvey Jones [2021], Ann Arbor, Michigan
Publication Date: 2021
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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