Daisies Never Tell (& promotional broadside)
Sherman Oaks, California: Joseph J. D'Ambrosio, 1982. Joseph J. D'Ambrosio. Book is limited edition 29/50; broadside is limited edition 82/100. Full hunter green leather binding with two unique insets of daisies under glass cutouts; title inset on spine. 6.5"x9" pp. [40], limited edition number 29 of 50, signed by D'Ambrosio with four serigraphs, also signed. First five leaves feature hand cut daisies along the corners. Collected in a felt lined green clamshell box with 1-inch tear along the spine edge on the paper box wrapping. Included with the book is a vibrant hand press broadside (with slight foxing), also signed by D'Ambrosio, which advertises the publication "Coming-Autumn, 1982" in a limited run, this is number 82 of 100. An unusual artist book by California artist D'Ambrosio in homage to his grandmother; created with an Adana hand press and full of happy surprises. Item #386
"D'Ambrosio, born in 1934, schooled at The American Academy of Art and The Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago; studied under a paper conservator from The Art Institute of Chicago, produced his first limited edition book as an art form in 1970." (brochure insert).
Price: $950.00