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Muses Carol S. Cunningham Mill Valley, CA: Sunflower Press, 1998, First Thus
Designed by: Carol S. Cunningham Illustrations by: Gene Holtan Narrative Description: 
A handmade, letterpressed miniature book designed by Carol Cunningham and illustrated by Gene Holtan. Printed using Bembo typeface, with 20 letterpress illustrations, many of which are from full-page plates. Hand-bound in purple cloth over boards, with orange letterpressed label on cover, and purple endpapers, with putti illustration on ffep. Limited to 37 copies, numbered and signed by Carol Cunningham, proprietor of Sunflower Press, a private press in California).
A whimsical book about the nine Greek Muses, patronesses of the arts, enlivened by Gene’s drawings of muses and putti. (The nine Muses are: Clio, Calliope, Erato, Euterpe, Terpsichore, Melpomene, Urania, Polyhymnia, and Thalia.) This is a miniature edition modeled after the large format version of this title printed by Sunflower Press in 1995. Entertaining and informative too; Greek mythology has never been this fun! "Many people believe that calling upon the name of a Muse before embarking on any new artistic work is thought to provide stimulation, assistance and success." This book will be of special interest to anyone in music, poetry, theatre, dance or other creative arts, as well as appreciators of Greek lore and culture.
Binding: Hardcover. Hand-bound in purple cloth over boards, with orange letterpressed label on cover, and purple endpapers, with illustration on ffep. Cover: orange letterpressed label with flower border on cover Size: 2.9" h 2.9" w 0.3" thick; Unpaginated (54 pp: x, 44 ); CL Stock # 536 Price:
$ 140.00 
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