Kirschenbaum, Valerie:
Goodbye Gutenberg; Hello to a New Generation of Readers and Writers - signed or inscribed book
2016, ISBN: 9780974575018
Hardcover
Alger, 1898. Fine. Alger 1898, 26x19,5cm, relié. - Très rare album contenant 47 photographies en tirage d'époque sur papier albuminé, de formats divers (15 x 11 cm, 15,5 x 11 cm et … More...
Alger, 1898. Fine. Alger 1898, 26x19,5cm, relié. - Très rare album contenant 47 photographies en tirage d'époque sur papier albuminé, de formats divers (15 x 11 cm, 15,5 x 11 cm et 11x7,5cm). La plupart des photographies présentent l'indication «?Phot. Leroux Alger?» dans la plaque. Chaque cliché, à l'exception des treize derniers, est légendé en français au crayon de papier dans le coin inférieur droit de l'album. Ces légendes, très précises car datées et précisant même l'heure de chaque évènement, permettent de supposer qu'il s'agit de l'exemplaire personnel du photographe. Reliure de l'époque en demi chagrin bordeaux à coins, dos lisse uniformément insolé hormis une petite zone où se trouvait une étiquette, doubles filets dorés sur les plats de cartonnage vieux rose légèrement décolorés et piqués, titre et date dorés sur le premier plat, gardes et contreplats de papier peigné. Quelques frottements au niveau des coins et des mors. Rare reportage photographique témoignant des émeutes antisémites, ayant eu lieu à Alger du 20 au 25 janvier 1898, à la suite notamment de l'Affaire Dreyfus, de la nomination de l'ancien préfet Lépine en tant que gouverneur et du décret Crémieux. «?Du 20 au 25 janvier, la foule est maîtresse des rues, artères et places de la ville. L'inertie de la police permet aux antisémites, parfois aidés des musulmans, de procéder à une véritable chasse aux juifs (les «?youpinades?»), mettant à sac les magasins, vandalisant les demeures, allumant des feux et frappant à coups de cannes ou de jets de pierre tout passant supposé être juif. Alors que la tension est à son comble, de nombreux affrontements opposent juifs et antijuifs, qui font des blessés et un mort, un Espagnol, Félix Cayrol qui a reçu un coup de poignard d'un juif.?» (Catherine Bruant, La Valise en carton ou les deux exils du père, 2016) L'album que nous proposons montre justement les commerces juifs mis à sac, le convoi funéraire de Cayrol et l'encadrement militaire des manifestations (cavalerie, tirailleurs, etc.). Plusieurs photographies de cet album ont été utilisées pour illustrer l'article consacré aux émeutes publié dans le Monde illustré n°2132 du 5 février 1898. Le photographe, Alexandre Leroux, les transmit au journal qui les fit reproduire par le dessinateur Louis Tinayre. Il s'agit d'un album tout à fait surprenant, Leroux étant essentiellement connu pour ses panoramas et portraits d'autochtones, il devient ici un véritable journaliste-reporter, mettant ses talents photographiques au service de l'information. Nous n'avons trouvé qu'un autre exemplaire de ce type d'album au Musée d'art et d'histoire du judaïsme (mahJ, Paris) dont les photographies sont légèrement différentes. [ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS] Photograph album - Algiers 1898, photographs taken during the Anti-Semitic Riots. [Photographer's personal album with handwritten captions] Algiers 1898 | 26 x 19.5 cm | half shagreen Unique album containing 47 original photographs printed at the time on albumen paper, in various sizes (15 x 11 cm, 15.5 x 11 cm, 11 x 7.5 cm). The majority of the photographs have the information ""Phot. Leroux Alger"" on the plate. Each shot, with the exception of the last thirteen, is captioned in French in pencil on the lower right corner of the album. These captions, very precise since they are dated and even show the time of each event, make us think that it could be the photographer's personal copy. Contemporary binding in half burgundy shagreen, spine evenly sunned except a small area, double gilt fillets on the old pink boards lightly discoloured and foxed, gilt title and date on the first board, marbled endpapers. Some rubbing on the corners and grooves. Rare photographic report showing the anti-Semitic riots that took place in Algiers between 20 and 25 January 1898, following the Dreyfus Affair, the appointment of the former Prefect Lépine as Governor and the Crémieux Decree. ""From 20 to 25 January, the mob rules the city's streets, roads and squares. The momentum of the police allows the Anti-Semites, sometimes helped by the Muslims, to undertake a war on the Jewish (the ""youpinades""), plundering shops, vandalising homes, lighting fires and caning or stoning any passer-by thought to be Jewish. While the tension is at its height, there are many confrontations between the Jewish and anti-Jewish, resulting in injuries and one death, a Spaniard, Félix Cayrol who was stabbed by a Jew."" (Catherine Bruant, La Valise en carton ou Les Deux Exils du père, 2016) The album that we have to offer shows precisely the plundering of the Jewish business, Cayrol's funeral procession and the military control of the demonstrations (cavalry, infantrymen, etc.). Several photographs in this album were used to illustrate the article dedicated to the riots published in Le Monde illustré n°2132 on 5 February 1898. The photographer, Alexandre Leroux, sent them to the newspaper who had them reproduced by the artist Louis Tinayre. It is a completely surprising album, Leroux mostly being known for his panoramas and portraits of natives; from here on he becomes a real journalist-reporter, using his photographic skills as part of his journalism. We have only found one other copy of this type of album in the Museum of the Art and History of Judaism (ahJ, Paris) which contains slightly different photographs., 1898, 5, Lahainaluna: Mea Pai Palapala o ke Kulanui, 1845.. x,184pp. Printed in two columns. Contemporary marbled boards, backed with modern black morocco, gilt. Boards shelf worn. Contemporary ownership inscription on front free endpaper (see below). Text moderately tanned and foxed, contemporary and later pencil annotations in English and Hawaiian. Very good. This copy bears the ownership inscription of Ephraim Weston Clark. Clark (1799-1878) arrived in Hawaii as a missionary in 1829, and began work at the Lahainaluna mission in 1834. He is best remembered for his many years of labor with Hiram Bingham, Sheldon Dibble, David Malo, and others on producing and revising an official Hawaiian translation of the Bible, in addition to other school texts. Clark was also principal of the seminary at Lahaina until 1843. "The first English-Hawaiian dictionary, and one of the most important publications of the Lahainaluna Press" - Forbes. The title translates to "Dictionary of English words, something to assist the people of Hawaii in learning that language." In the preface Rev. Emerson states: "The design of this work is primarily to aid Hawaiian youth of intelligence in acquiring a knowledge of the English language; and it is intended, in connection with the grammar, to furnish them adequate help, under the direction of the living teacher, until they can use the English Dictionary with English Definitions." Interestingly, as the print shop was stocked primarily with Hawaiian fonts, certain letters not used in Hawaiian (such as Q and R) were in short supply, and a haphazard mixture of upper and lowercase type was necessary to fill out the typesetting. An important Hawaiian imprint, with significant provenance. FORBES 1551. JUDD 277., Mea Pai Palapala o ke Kulanui, 1845., 0, Peekskill, NY: Cherry Tree Press, 2004. Advanced first edition, first printing limited edition signed and numbered #16 of 40. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Valerie Kirschenbaum. 393, [1] pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (color). Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. This is part of the Designer Writer series. This is number 16 of a signed limited edition of 40 copies. This was inscribed to Milton Glaser, believed to be the Milton Glaser (born June 26, 1929) who is an American graphic designer. His designs include the I NY logo, the psychedelic Bob Dylan poster, and the logos for DC Comics and Brooklyn Brewery. This is printed on Old World style paper. Valerie Kirschenbaum has created a book of enormous visual beauty matched only by the scholarly investigation of her premise that Gutenberg's invention of the press may well have made books more readily available through mass production, but the advent of the mechanical press all but destroyed the magical magnificence of illuminated manuscripts that are now relegated to museums. This bold work responds with great originality and imagination to the problem of changing interest and technology in book making by comparing ancient design methods with modern techniques and illustrating the many ways in which books can be read and used. A blueprint for change, the volume rethinks book cultures of the past, claims that a new renaissance is just over the horizon, and shows how it will function. Combining the written word with the latest multimedia advances, this artistic masterpiece synthesizes the best of the written word from such notable writers as William Blake and Edgar Allen Poe with 860 gorgeous, full-color images from ancient and medieval cultures for a scintillating, multisensory experience. This book will have a place in the design studio, museum gift shop, classroom, and home library of art, history, and language enthusiasts., Cherry Tree Press, 2004, 3<
