Daisies never tell (& promotional broadside)
Sherman Oaks, California: Joseph J. D'Ambrosio, 1982.
6.5" x 9" pp. [40], limited edition number 29 of 50, signed by D'Ambrosio with four serigraphs, also signed. Full hunter green leather binding with two unique insets of daisies under glass cutouts; title inset on spine. The first five leaves feature hand-cut daisies along the corners. Collected in a felt-lined green clamshell box with 1” tear along the spine edge on the paper box wrapping. Included with the book is a vibrant broadside (with slight foxing), also signed by D'Ambrosio, which advertises the publication "Coming-Autumn, 1982" in a limited run; this broadside is number 82 of 100.
Item #386An unusual artist book by California artist D'Ambrosio, paying homage to his grandmother. Created with an Adana hand press and full of happy surprises. "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