OUTSIDE
by Barry Lopez
Engravings by Barry Moser
Slipcased Version Out of Print
Deluxe Version Out of Print
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Barry Lopez, prize winning American author, essayist and fiction writer and Barry Moser, renowned American book designer, printmaker and illustrator both met each other at Moser's home in Hatfield, Massachusetts, in 2009. Moser had been a professor of Lopez's step-daughter at Smith College and her family was there for her graduation. Over dinner they ruminated on the possibility of collaborating on a book project together. Nawakum Press worked with both in 2011, and 2012, to bring about this fine press limited edition of Outside.
Six short stories of Barry Lopez, taken from his Notes trilogy, written over a span of almost twenty years from 1976-1994, are accompanied by "meditation" engravings by Barry Moser reflecting multifaceted aspects of the text. The engravings were printed directly from the blocks on Gampi Torinoko, a legendary handmade Japanese paper. Lopez has written an Afterword, and an Introduction has been included from James Perrin Warren of Washington and Lee University.
The edition is published in two states:
Deluxe: 15 Copies. Fifteen copies are bound in a millimeter binding. The spine and fore edges are black Levant goatskin. The side panels are copper Asahi book cloth. On the spine, the title stamped in gold on a red leather onlay. The book and extra suite of all prints from the book are housed in a double-tray, drop-spine box. The front of the box features an accent of recessed Sycamore veneer and black leather. Identified by roman numerals, and signed on the colophon page by the author and artist. Of the fifteen deluxe copies, only twelve are available for purchase.
Publication price: Out of print.
Slipcased: 35 Copies. Thirty-five copies, in a rounded and backed lap-case binding. The spine is rust Asahi book cloth and the sides are marbled papers commissioned from Pam Smith of Abiquiu, New Mexico. The book is housed in a slipcase, two tone black and rust Ashai book cloth and printed paper label on the closed side. Numbered 1-28 and signed on the colophon page by the author and artist. Of the thirty-five slipcased copies, twenty-eight are available for purchase.
Publication price: Out of print.
