- Bib ID:
- 6536958
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Day, Phil, 1973-, author, artist
- Description:
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- [Melbourne] : Mountains Brown Press, 2010
- 1 folded leaf (concertina folded to 11 unnumbered leaves) : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 x 91 (folded to 23 x 11 cm), in folder 23 x 11 cm.
- Summary:
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An artist's book with the text written in pencil, illustrated with woodcut and colour monotype images of pigeons and a city skyline. The text relates how the artist first began to closely observe a male pigeon unsuccessfully cooing for a lover after he moved to Fitzroy, Melbourne. According to the artist's website, the images were created after the artist met a girl, watched pigeons from her balcony, and travelled with her to Goulburn, Toronto, New York and London, where he drew more pigeons in each of these cities.
- Notes:
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- Cover title.
- Limited edition of 7 copies.
- National Library's SR copy is no. 1/7, numbered, signed and dated by the artist.
- Binding:
- Folded sheet loosely enclosed in board folder with handset letterpress title on front cover. Hand coloured paper cast relief captioned "Manhattan pigeon, NYC, USA" appears on front cover; colour monotype prints of additional pigeons from around the world appear on endpapers and back cover.
- Subject:
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Mountains Brown Press
- Copyright:
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Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2010
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