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ANAKED, one – 1972
ZARATHUSTRA – 1973
ANAMORPHOSIS OF EVE
THE ONDT&THE GRACEHOPPER
TRAPEZE — 1976
A CHECKLIST — 1977
THE MOOKSE & THE GRIPES
Literary Figures
EMILY AND OSCAR
THE CRUSADER
THE LITTLE SAND CRAB
DAISIES NEVER TELL
BIRDS IN PARADISE
Books 1985–1988
The Small Garden of GS
Books 1989–1993
Books 1994 – 1995
Books 1996 to 1999
Books 2000– 2005
Books 2006–2008
Wants, Thanks and Notes

Joe D'Ambrosio Book Artist

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Books
Bindings, Cases and Boxes
ART, POSTERS & BROADSIDES
Keepsakes,DVDs,CDs, video
Christmas & Holiday Cards
ephemera
Joe — on , about, with
Artists' Books Reviews
You Dress Funny
Krome
ANAKED, one – 1972
ZARATHUSTRA – 1973
ANAMORPHOSIS OF EVE
THE ONDT&THE GRACEHOPPER
TRAPEZE — 1976
A CHECKLIST — 1977
THE MOOKSE & THE GRIPES
Literary Figures
EMILY AND OSCAR
THE CRUSADER
THE LITTLE SAND CRAB
DAISIES NEVER TELL
BIRDS IN PARADISE
Books 1985–1988
The Small Garden of GS
Books 1989–1993
Books 1994 – 1995
Books 1996 to 1999
Books 2000– 2005
Books 2006–2008
Wants, Thanks and Notes
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  • Home
  • Books
  • Bindings, Cases and Boxes
  • ART, POSTERS & BROADSIDES
  • Keepsakes,DVDs,CDs, video
  • Christmas & Holiday Cards
  • ephemera
  • Joe — on , about, with
  • Artists' Books Reviews
  • You Dress Funny
  • Krome
  • ANAKED, one – 1972
  • ZARATHUSTRA – 1973
  • ANAMORPHOSIS OF EVE
  • THE ONDT&THE GRACEHOPPER
  • TRAPEZE — 1976
  • A CHECKLIST — 1977
  • THE MOOKSE & THE GRIPES
  • Literary Figures
  • EMILY AND OSCAR
  • THE CRUSADER
  • THE LITTLE SAND CRAB
  • DAISIES NEVER TELL
  • BIRDS IN PARADISE
  • Books 1985–1988
  • The Small Garden of GS
  • Books 1989–1993
  • Books 1994 – 1995
  • Books 1996 to 1999
  • Books 2000– 2005
  • Books 2006–2008
  • Wants, Thanks and Notes

  • Home
  • Books
  • Bindings, Cases and Boxes
  • ART, POSTERS & BROADSIDES
  • Keepsakes,DVDs,CDs, video
  • Christmas & Holiday Cards
  • ephemera
  • Joe — on , about, with
  • Artists' Books Reviews
  • You Dress Funny
  • Krome
  • ANAKED, one – 1972
  • ZARATHUSTRA – 1973
  • ANAMORPHOSIS OF EVE
  • THE ONDT&THE GRACEHOPPER
  • TRAPEZE — 1976
  • A CHECKLIST — 1977
  • THE MOOKSE & THE GRIPES
  • Literary Figures
  • EMILY AND OSCAR
  • THE CRUSADER
  • THE LITTLE SAND CRAB
  • DAISIES NEVER TELL
  • BIRDS IN PARADISE
  • Books 1985–1988
  • The Small Garden of GS
  • Books 1989–1993
  • Books 1994 – 1995
  • Books 1996 to 1999
  • Books 2000– 2005
  • Books 2006–2008
  • Wants, Thanks and Notes

Wants, Acknowledgments, Notes and Style

These images are wanted for the website

Images wanted for website

JD’A 17: A FORTUNE — 1985

JD’A 26: TRUDY — 1989

JD’A 39: FLAGSTAFF PUBLIC LIBRARY

JD’A 43: JEN AND JOSH

JD’A–BBC–7: Lyn & Ace Norton

JD’A–BBC–11: Shanghai 

JD’A–BBC–16: Mr. Whistler's 10 o’clock

JD’A–BBC–20: A Tribute to Stewart Davis

JD’A–BBC–25: Untitled artist book construction

JD’A–BBC–28: David Hockney Orange clam-shell boxes –1993

JD’A–BBC–29: Land of Fact

JD’A–BBC–32: Seven letters from Jane Austin

JD’A–BBC–35: FORT UNION IN MINIATURE

JD’A–BBC–36: Max und Moritz

JD’A–BBC–44: Dragonfly

JD’A–Art–3: Z-1 Sunrise

JD’A–Art–4: Z-2 Birth

JD’A–Art–5: Z-4 Pathos

JD’A–Art–6: Z- Copulation

JD’A–Art–10: Madonna 

JD’A–Art–27: Viva Pablito – 1997


Unknown Christmas cards

[except:

D’A HC 1: Nativity Christmas card 1968

JD’A HC 2: Warmth of Christmas card 1969

JD’A HC 3: Christmas wish card 1970

JD’A HC 4: Christmas wish card 1971

JD’A HC 5: Christmas wish card 1973

JD’A HC 6: 4th of July card 1975

D’A HC 7: A Christmas Journey 1978

JD’A HC 8: Christmas Card: The Lemon Tree 1979

JD’A HC 9: Christmas Poinsettia card 1980

JD’A HC 10: Christmas tree card [prob 90’s

JD’A HC 11: Foot prints in the snow Christmas card [prob 90’s]

JD’A HC 12: Snowflake Christmas card [prob 90’s]

JD’A HC 13: There can be no peace without sharing Christmas card [prob 90’s]

JD’A HC 14: Happy New Year 2003 card

JD’A HC 16: Under a coal black sky, Frigid night: I was alone — then, a Shooting Star — 2005

Acknowledgments

coming soon


Style

The title will start the information from the title page, with a vertical line: | to designate a new line and two to designate a new page: ||.

Pagination will list the size of the book and what is on each page. Joe often only numbers the rectos but will then put the copyright often on the verso of the title page.

The color of all text is black unless there is a box with a new color: [new color of text]. Text continues in that color until a new box appears: [new color of text].

Boxes designate images or ornaments: [image].

The entire colophon is reproduced.

There is binding and slip-case information.

[BOOK_ARTS-L] [External] May 6, 2026

A Joe Dambrosio bibliography and a call for help

I admire Joe Dambrosio's work and donated a collection of his books to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. I am now trying to put together a bibliography in order to honor him. There may be errors on what I listed and items that I don't know about. I am asking for help to make it more complete.

Check the website out at:

joedambrosiobookartist.com

It has a link to the complete list of his work that I am aware of.

I have divided his work into six categories:

1: Books that he did the primary work on.

2: Books, he did boxes, bindings and slip cases for.

3: Art, broadsides, and posters.

4: Keepsakes DVDs, and CDs

5: Artist’s Books Reviews

6: Ephemera.

There are many one of the kind items that he did and he has not included pictures of them in his work. If you have a unique item, I would like to obtain a picture of it, its size and any notation he made within it.

There are some works of art that I have not seen and would like to obtain an image of them and the size. He lists works called Madonna and Viva Pablito. He also did paintings of some of the Zarathustra art. I would like to obtain more information about them.

I have seen several Christmas cards and assume he did more holiday cards that I have listed. If you have one that is not listed, could you please share a photo of that with me and it size.

I hope you enjoy the bibliography,

Thank You for your help, 

William Ashley

washley@pacbell.net

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