Tree House Press ~ New York
(Jennifer Brook)

Transplant
By Jennifer Brook
North Carolina: Tree House Press, 2006. Edition of 48.

3.5 x 7"; 12 pages. The pages are pouches of cream-colored Stonehenge open at the top, the spines and flyleaves Strathmore Kimono Red. Text printed on peach vellum by a Vandercook proofing press using hand-set 10 point Garamond. Each page/pouch has a house-shaped die cut opening. The first sentence of a short short story (printed on vellum that rests in the pocket) is visible in the opening. Pulling the vellum from the pouch reveals the rest of the story.

Twelve stories exploring memory and houses. Writer/book artist Brook has lived in many houses. The structure – skin-like pouches, door-like openings, dangling web-like threads – suggest that the body becomes a home for memory.

Jennifer Brook: "This book was created with the support of numerous midwives and matron saints. The twelve stories are based on memories from twelve of my childhood houses."
$265

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