[Walking Bird Press]

[Queen of Hearts]

[Flatrock, Newfoundland]: [walking bird press], [2004]. 15.5 x 7.3 cm closed. Three concertina structures affixed to boards covered in red Asahi cloth. The upper cover is stamped in black with a ‘Q’ and a heart ornament. Unpaginated. A fine copy. The text, along with four linocut illustrations by Tara Bryan, is printed on one side of the primary concertina-fold structure. The structure comprises four leaves, plus integral pastedowns, of Lana Laid paper. The text was set in Garamond and printed in red. The linocuts were printed in black. The colophon was printed in two lines spanning the other side of this structure. Two further concertina structures are superimposed on this side of the primary structure. They also comprise four leaves each, and are printed with linocuts in black and ochre. A printed cutout is pasted to the outside of the outermost structure. The outermost structure is also cut out to reveal the middle structure. When opened, a scene emerges: the Jack of Hearts eyeing some tarts. A picture is worth 190 words. From an edition of 50 copies. This is number 43. It is numbered, dated, and initialed by Tara Bryan below the colophon. Item #423

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