(Artists' Book) The First Seven Days Genesis 1-2:3

Number 20 of a limited edition of 45 copies SIGNED BY ARTIST at colophon page. The first bookwork by Julie Chen, letterpress printed and illustrated with linoleum reduction block prints; binding is double accordion-fold in blue cloth-covered paper case using a non-adhesive structure, with the narrative reading from front to back of the left-hand opening, and then from the back to the front of the right-hand opening. The artwork of the block prints mirrors the flow of the text, continuing from the edge of one page and opening onto the next in a lovely lyrical fashion. Fine, as issued. RARE, OCLC notes 14 institutional holdings of the 45 copies printed, and no copies found in auction records at RareBookHub. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.