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Ship of Theseus

Item date(s): 2013

J. J. Abrams
Doug Dorst
V. M. Straka  - (pseudonym)
Paul Kepple  - (designed by)
Ralph Geroni  - (designed by)


Pages: 456pp
Size: 244mm


Place publication: New York
Publisher: Mulholland Books, Little Brown and Company
ISBN: 978-0-316-20164-3
Cat. 10
Exhibition 2014

Additional notes:
An altered book "Ship of Theseus'" by V. M. Straka with inclusions and changes. Originally published in 1949 by Winged Shoes Press, New York.

In a decorated black card slipcase.

Melcher Media.

With inclusions (such as letters, postcards, napkin, telegrams etc) at pages:vii, 21, 33, 55, 69, 87, 101, 113, 131, 179, 191, 193, 201, 203, 243, 257, 307, 361, 377, 417, end.

Exhibition notes:
Item 10 on TEXTures: an exhibition of texts, textures and structure in artists’ books. Archives & Special Collections, University of Johannesburg. 5 March to 18 April 2014

Beyond Words. JGCBA. 20 June - 11 Aug 2023

Weird, ‘Wonderful’, Quirky & Peculiar, JBCBA, WAM. Curated by David Paton, Ciara Struwig & Jack Ginsberg. 3 June – 29 August 2025

Thoughtforms: The Page as a Liminal Field. JBCBA, WAM. Curated by Ciara Struwig. 24 March – 5 June 2026

Ref: GB/14174


   


   


   



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