Hardcover
2004 · Northampton, MA
by Kuch, Michael
Northampton, MA: Double Elephant Press, 2004. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Ten plates are etched with images of the beasts, their common names & binomial nomenclature. Etchings are hand colored by Kuch, in the tradition of natural history books. A description of each creature is printed in shaped typography on translucent paper through which the creature ghosts through. Housed in a tray case which resembles a specimen box. Through the glass window one sees the specimen--a collage of the American Imperial Moth (pulp painted by Kuch)-- and its printed label pinned to the binding.
"A powerful artist's book, both bitter and beautiful, in the guise of a Natural History colorplate book. The Autocrassus Adnauseum (Goitalone), Addictus Oleum (Common Oilsucker), the Nexus Ignorantia (Giant Blind-Spotted Broadcast Spider), Embedding Soundbites, Bufo bombus (Popular Brown-Nose Toad)--shown in congress--are some of the creatures in this satire on the invasion of Iraq and the failure of the Press and of Congress to do due diligence. "Satire is the last refuge of a patriot."." [Catalogue description, The Veatchs]. Minimal shelf/edge wear to the box, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Quarterbound, red paper spine, blue paper boards, onlays to front board; housed in a red cloth tray case, glass window at the front, printed spine label. Oblong fo. np [24 leaves]. Illus. (colored plates). Numbered limited edition of 25 plus 15 unbound sheet sets, this being 2. (Inventory #: 11445)
"A powerful artist's book, both bitter and beautiful, in the guise of a Natural History colorplate book. The Autocrassus Adnauseum (Goitalone), Addictus Oleum (Common Oilsucker), the Nexus Ignorantia (Giant Blind-Spotted Broadcast Spider), Embedding Soundbites, Bufo bombus (Popular Brown-Nose Toad)--shown in congress--are some of the creatures in this satire on the invasion of Iraq and the failure of the Press and of Congress to do due diligence. "Satire is the last refuge of a patriot."." [Catalogue description, The Veatchs]. Minimal shelf/edge wear to the box, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Quarterbound, red paper spine, blue paper boards, onlays to front board; housed in a red cloth tray case, glass window at the front, printed spine label. Oblong fo. np [24 leaves]. Illus. (colored plates). Numbered limited edition of 25 plus 15 unbound sheet sets, this being 2. (Inventory #: 11445)