Name/Title
On Books: The creative work of Susan Allix with a catalogue raisonné / Simon ShorvonEntry/Object ID
2025.16.42Description
“Susan Allix has been making Fine Press Artist’s books for five decades and intuit time has produced seventy-seven titles, as well as nine children’s books and special bindings for thirty-eight other books. This book celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of her first publication, and provides a detailed appreciation of her aesthetic, background to her life and training, coverage of her collectors and booksellers, a list of her books held in pubic collections, and a detailed catalogue raisonée. It is based on extensive interviews with Alllix and an examination of her books and archives.”
Dust jacket with white background with abstract illustration, with title. Covers are wrapped in blue cloth with bedsheets of magenta paper. Corrigenda tucked into front inside cover. 197p, 60 illustrations. Catalog of Allix's work.Collection
Howard KistlerDimensions
Height
27.9 cmWidth
22.3 cmBook Details
Author
Simon ShorvonIllustrator
Susan AllixVolume/Number/Issue
41 of 100 copiesPublisher
The Old School PressDate Published
2023Printer
Pureprint GroupDate Printed
2023Notes
From colophon at back - Designed and typeset in Santa and Optima at The Old School Press.
