Cabbagehead Press ~ Arizona
(John Risseeuw)

Moorish Roses
Collaboration of Leonard Lehrer; Jill Livermore; John Risseeuw
1986. Edition of 40.

7 x 5"; ten pages, accordion fold. Lithographic drawings by Leonard Lehrer. Handset on Arches paper. Handmade paper-bound case and endpapers.

"This book was prompted by memories of visits to Granada, Spain, where the Alhambra and its roses continue to remind us that paradise is a garden."
$400

One Night
By John Risseeuw
1997. Deluxe Edition of 12 printed on handmade papers.

4.5 x 7.5 inches. Purely typographic storytelling. Collaged and overprinted words and letters function as both text and illustration.

This explosion of sound-words—large OOOs, guttural expressions (awrr), and ambient noises (szs)—suggests setting and story, as the title fragment suggests that familiar and foreboding first line, "It happened one..." Imagination draws up things that go bump and shuffling sounds and creatures outside; or perhaps nothing of the kind is meant. Open to broad interpretation. Letterpress from wood type and large sans serif letters, mostly caps, in varying point sizes. Double-sided accordion is pamphlet stitched in grey printed covers and can be drawn out flat to create two long, landscape pages.

Deluxe copy (one of 12 on handmade paper) out of print
Standard copy (one of 28 on Amora) $60

T.M.
By John Risseeuw
1999. Edition of 25.

3.5 x 4.75”. Letterpress from typographic ornaments, sorts and wood type on grey paper handmade by Risseeuw for the edition. A single sheet, folded Origami-style, is sewn into black cloth over boards with a handmade paper label.

No, not a book on meditation, but a visual meditation on jazz great Thelonius Monk. Risseeuw crafts texture, color, and impression into a visual celebration and translation of the jazz sound. Monk fans will recognize titles and subtle visual and rhythmic references. The book elements work together to create a visual feeling for Monk's music. Quiet yet vibrant ink colors. Deep impression adds to the visual texture of the page.
$150

Cabbagehead Press Out of Print Title:
• RoadKill
• One Night Deluxe copy