Joe D'Ambrosio Books, Bindings and Boxes 2005 – 2008

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[6], 47, [4] pages : 1 color illustration; 8 cm

"This edition of Joe D'Ambrosio's The Diamond Wager was inspired by Dashiell Hammett's short story of the same title. It has been set in digital 10 pt. Apple Chancery type and ink-jet printed (giclée) on Velin Arches paper. The edition is 35 copies. This copy is no." — Colophon. 

Bound in cloth boards, forming a box structure with recessed faceted round of reflective silver paper forming a diamond design. 

Numbered and signed by the artist.

40 pages : color illustrations, color portraits, color photographs; 72 mm

Color photograph of Albert Sperisen as frontispiece, star-spangled cloth, with color photograph of Joe D'Ambrosio on front cover."

A keepsake commemorating The Book Club of California's 2005 Oscar Lewis Award to Joe D'Ambrosio for contributions to the Book Arts. San Francisco - Feb. 7, 2005" — Preliminary page "

This edition of Lunch at Albert's by Dr. Adela Spindler Roatcap has been designed and produced by JoeD'Ambrosio with digital Hoefler Text and ink-jet printed (giclée) on Somerset Book paper with an Epson Stylus 1160 and bound in an edition of fifty numbered copies and ten artist proofs. February, 2005" — Colophon

Signed in pencil by D'Ambrosio on inside rear cover. 

Includes bibliographical references (page 40).