"But these kinds of problems are an understood part of how I choose to go about making books. The goal is to learn by doing, a process that often involves diving headlong into something for which I am thoroughly unprepared. I can't locate exactly what...

22 July, 2019 /

It is August and time to say a reluctant goodbye to what has been a glorious summer of flowers, double rainbows, and unbelievably blue skies. But what makes the goodbye to summer somewhat easier is knowing that with the return of autumn also comes the...

18 July, 2019 /

The Katherine W. Dumke Fine Arts & Architecture Library maintains a one-of-a-kind collection serving to deepen understanding and inspire those interested in the arts and creativity. Our collection is a blend of unique objects and rare materials, purchased over many years in support of academic...

17 July, 2019 /

"The former owner of this book asked your opinion by letter, copying and sending you a portion of the book from which he believed you would be able to read the remainder, but he at that time refused to send the book itself. To its...

15 July, 2019 /

Ostensibly I finished Character Traits in early January of this year, but the question of when a book is finished is difficult to answer, and the answer differs from book to book. Sometimes I feel like I’ve finished a book before I even start printing—so much has...

09 July, 2019 /

“America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.” ― Tennessee Williams The Outsider Jon Edgar Webb New Orleans, Lousiana : Loujon Press, 1961-1970 xPS1 O9 (vol 1-5) Jon and Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb were bohemian fugitives living in Cleveland, Ohio with a penchant for...

08 July, 2019 /

  Hail! all hail the day, The bright, glorious day, When the banner of Freedom unfurl'd: It was purchased with blood, And the tall standard stood As a beacon of light for the world. Song for the Fourth of July, 1862 Eliza Roxey Snow (1804-1887) Salt Lake City, Utah?, 1862? PS2885 S22 S6 1862 Eliza Roxey...

04 July, 2019 /