IN THE STATE OF INNOCENSYE

Book Description

Beckenham, (1988). . 8 x 12. 30 leaves printed in black & red, with 9 relief prints by Ron King. Bound by Silvia Rennie (stamp signed) in full green morocco with large inlaid pictorial panels on each cover. Eve in the Garden of Eden with the snake is inlaid on the upper cover in white, various greens, black, & red morocco. Adam's panel fills the lower cover. The designs reflect King's illustrations. The rounded spine has title inlaid in white morocco, the letter"O" replaced by a red apple. Pastedowns are white morocco; flyleaves are black vellum. Protected by a suede-lined black cloth traycase with white pigskin spine label. The case has light soil & wear. Rennie's binding is in perfect condition. No. 17 of 100 copies printed in Centaur types on dampened Waterford paper on an Albion handpress. Signed by the printer Michael Hutchins and by the artist Ron King. Designer bookbinder, teacher, & lecturer, Silvia Rennie was born in Switzerland. She studied with Kathleen Wick at the Harcourt Bindery, Daniel Knowlton in Providence, and Hugo Peller of Switzerland before opening her own studio in New Mexico. Her highly accomplished bindings are part of outstanding private and public collections. A catalogue of her work, "Silvia RennieÑDesigner Bookbinder," was published in 1985. "Rennie [is] in the forefront of American avant garde binding design. Trained by the Swiss master Hugo Peller, she works in a refined French binding technique. Rennie's designs are in sympathy with the contents of the books while yet expressing her own distinct personality." (Rutgers Library, 2000).

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