A Mars Anthology. 25.19º.

[Pasadena:]: Archetype Press, 2002. One of 75 copies. Printed letterpress on Vandercook proof presses using metal foundry type, wood type, linoleum blocks, wood cuts, silk screens, laser-cut masonite blocks, zinc plates, and digital polymer plates. Printed on Legion Domestic Etching and Rives BFK papers. A fine copy. Housed in wraparound box, handmade by Alice Vaughn, with 1.25" wide pocket into which the folio fore-edges slip. 8 ” x 8 .”. 42 folios (16 x 8” sheets, folded to create a four-page folio). Item #14954

Mars's axial tilt is 25.19 degrees, which is similar to the axial tilt of the Earth. Hence the title. Gloria Kondrup, Director of Archetype Press: "The Mars Anthology book was in honor of the Pathfinder landing on Mars. ... The students were asked to conceptually interpret any subject matter dealing with 'Mars'' [not necessarily the planet].

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