Mud; | Wood engravings and text by Gerard Brender à Brandis
Stratford, Ontario: s.n. [Gerard Brender à Brandis], 2009. Octavo, 22.4 x 14.6 cm. Sewn into grey Degas paper wraps. The upper cover is printed with the title and both covers are ornamented with fleurons in black. Unpaginated [ll. 4]. A few minor wrinkles and creases along the extremities, most noticeably at the corners. Else a fine copy. The text was set in Libra type and printed on Arches wove paper. 6 wood engravings by Brender à Brandis accompany the text. Each was printed from the block in black. From a total edition of 230 copies. 115 of these were reserved for inclusion in the 2009 Grimsby Wayzgoose Anthology. The present copy is number 159 and belongs to the balance of 115 copies sewn into paper wraps. Signed by Brender à Brandis in pencil on the colophon page. Item #351
“I am an earth person, born under the sign of Taurus. But since we often long for our opposite, I am often drawn to places where earth meets water— shorelines, ponds and streams. I like to include water in my garden, and, indoors, enjoy watering or misting my many plants. This little collection of my engravings was inspired by some of my happier encounters with water.” — Gerard Brender à Brandis.
Price: $45.00