Wants, Acknowledgments, Notes and Style

Images wanted for website

Books: A FORTUNE 1985 for Carol Blake, 

TRUDY 1989 for Pat Magarick, 

FLAGSTAFF PUBLIC LIBRARY DONORS 1997.

Bindings and boxes: Lyn & Ace Norton 1986, 

Mr. Whistler’s 10 o’clock 1989 for Albert Sperisen, 

A tribute to Stuart Davis 1990 for Carl Seltzer, 

book construction for 1991 Pasadena Armory exhibition, 

Orange clam-shell boxes done in 1993 for David Hockney, 

Land of Fact done in 1993, 

Seven letters from Jane Austen 1994 for Bromer, 

FORT UNION IN MINIATURE 1998 for Bromer, 

Max und Moritz 1998.

Art: Paintings associated with Zarathustra 1973, 

Madonna 1974, 

Viva Pablito 1997

Unknown Christmas cards

The first person I want to acknowledge is Jessica Holada, Executive Director of Special Collections and Archives at the Robert E. Kennedy Library, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She continued the tradition at the library of recognizing fine press books and appreciated how Joe incorporated his engineering skills into his work.

In alphabetical order:

Mark Chester

Guy Himber

Ed Hitchens

John Howell of John Howell for Books

Lauren McDaniel, MLIS, MA, Coordinator of Special Collections, Librarian for History and Art, Leatherby Libraries, Chapman University 

Frank Lehmann, Lehmann Bindery

Elizabeth Newsom. Book Club Of California

John McQuillen, of The Morgan Library & Museum

Linda Moore of Alcuin books

Carol Sandberg og Michael R. Thompson Rare Books https://www.mrtbooksla.com/

Levi Sherman, Editor of Artists’ Book Reviews

David Singer of CSUN

Gary Strong

Shannon Struble of Philip Salmon & Company Rare Books who has carried on the Bromer tradition.

Burton Weise who sold me my first D’Ambrosio book: Not Quite Bernadette.

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.

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