The First Quarter [SIGNED LIMITED EDITION]
San Diego: Mesa Arts Press, 1997. First limited edition. Hardcover. 4/10 Signed by Sibyl and Otis Rubottom, and hand numbered on colophon. Original decorative brown quarter cloth over heavy light brown boards with a dark brown "O" printed to debossed square on front cover; housed in matching slipcase. Block in accordion style.
"This book of four poems was created in celebration of the poet Otis Rubottom's twenty-fifth birthday by his mother Sibyl Rubottom. The text is handset in 14 point Bodoni, letter pressed on Daniel Smith Archival paper. Visuals are photo engravings, photo transfers and tinted washes. Printed at Mesa Arts Press in a limited edition of ten copies signed by the author and the artist. With special thanks to Genie Shenk & Jim Machacek." (Colophon).
Contains the poems "My Father In The Kitchen Making Waffles," "African Sequences," "Poem For Lars," and "My Mother, Dreaming." Beautifully produced with artwork on left pages with poetry on facing pages. Minor blemishes on slipcase. Fine condition. Item #53086
Sibyl Rubottom is known for her fabric art for the interior design trade. She was the proprietor of Bay Park Press, a small fine arts press specializing in limited edition artists' books and fine intaglio prints.
Otis Rubottom is a "copywriter who likes to ask questions, listen closely to the answers and then dig into the process of making things come alive... [with] more than 15 years of experience spanning creative copy, brand voice development and journalism... brands like Google, REI, Nike, Adidas, Nest, PayPal, Sonos.... poems have appeared in Poetry International, Washington Square, Inkwell, The Clackamas Literary Review and elsewhere..." (Otis Rubottom).
Price: $950.00