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You're never alone in the ocean : life of plankton
Author
Title
You're never alone in the ocean : life of plankton / Nicholas Phillips.
Published
[London : N. Phillips, 1981.]
Physical Description
1 v. (4 p.) : ill. ; 18 x 31 cm.
Local Notes
BAC: This is copy [9] of 10 copies. Numbered in pen and ink in upper right-hand corner of page [1].
Notes
Record of imaginary plankton specimens, ostensibly collected from around the world.
Boards with attached slides and etchings placed inside.
Limited edition of 10 copies.
In slipcase and black velour envelope, as issued.
Date from bookdealer.
Variant and related titles
Life of plankton.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Contents
p. [1]. Inside front cover, chart of "samples" and observations
p. [2]. Glass slides of "samples" mounted on board
p. [3]. Five relief etchings of "plankton", mounted on board, with separate cardboard frame
p. [4]. Inside back cover: world map with sites of collected "plankton", numbered in both arabic and roman numerals, in pen and ink.
References
Of green leaf, bird, and flower: artists' books and the natural world, p. 59
Subjects
Genre/Form
Artists' books - Great Britain.
Also listed under
BAC NE642 P48 Y78 1981+ Exhibited in: "Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
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