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ALLIX, Susan. Flora. London, 1992. Number 18 of 26 copies. -- 18 Faces. London, 1993. Round-format book in original round box. Number 13 of 22 copies. -- HERODOTUS. Pyramids. London, 1995. Quarter morocco binding with abstract design executed in metal and snakeskin; folding red cloth case. "Artist's proof" from an edition of 12. -- Shine. Text by Carroll, Shakespeare, Coleridge and E. Fitzgerald. Number 12 of 14 copies. -- ALLIX. The Golden Temple Mail to Bharatpur. London, 2001. Number xxiv of 25 copies. Together 5 volumes, original bindings, condition generally fine.
Susan Allix studied painting, followed by an MA in printmaking at the Royal Collage of Art, and a Prix de Rome. She works at her own press, where she has been designing and making artists' books for many years. Each book is made completely by hand, using letterpress, printmaking techniques and a variety of materials for fine bindings.
"My concerns are with the interpretation of the words as they pass through the visual consciousness to become manipulated and contained within the visual framework of the tactile, three dimensional object that is the book." (5)
Susan Allix studied painting, followed by an MA in printmaking at the Royal Collage of Art, and a Prix de Rome. She works at her own press, where she has been designing and making artists' books for many years. Each book is made completely by hand, using letterpress, printmaking techniques and a variety of materials for fine bindings.
"My concerns are with the interpretation of the words as they pass through the visual consciousness to become manipulated and contained within the visual framework of the tactile, three dimensional object that is the book." (5)