Edges

Bound by Coleen Curry

Edges by Sarah Plimpton
Aquatints - Sarah Plimpton
Ms. Plimpton designed and illustrated and printed the book in 1994 at the Manhattan Graphics Center and the Grenfell Press in New York City
No 24 in edition of 25 copies, all on Arches paper, each signed and numbered by Sarah Plimpton.
Bound in 2017
Size - 220mm x 170mm x 15mm

Staple binding of Pentland goatskin that has been collaged, sanded to tan, tooled with silver gilt and black dotted lines with onlays of sanded suede over the black goat skin, title EDGES in silver gilt on front panel, 5 pair of black staples on spine, maroon and silver grey suede turn-ins and paste-downs, black paper guards; original wrappers bound in; original six folios set in tabs to allow complete opening of each page spread,housed in custom-made black cloth over boards clamshell box lined with black Ultrasuede, spine of box with black goatskin collaged and sanded and stamped with title and artist / author in blind.

Coleen and her work can be found at Coleen Curry Fine Bookbinding and on Instagram @book.thug