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Title: Large archive of ephemeral printings from the Perishable Press Author: Hamady, Walter Place: Mount Horeb, Wisconsin Publisher: Perishable Press Date: 1970s-2000s Description: Very large archive of more than 100 ephemeral printings from Walter Hamady's Perishable Press. Prospectuses, announcements, sample sheets, and much more, including an original die-cut artwork by Hamady. Well worthy of further scholarly study. Walter Hamady (born 1940) is an American artist, book designer, papermaker, poet and teacher. He is especially known for his innovative efforts in letterpress printing, bookbinding, and papermaking exemplified in the productions of The Perishable Press Limited and the Shadwell Papermill, founded by Hamady in the mid-1960s. In 1966 Hamady joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin, Madison where he would teach papermaking, letterpress printing, and bookbinding for more than three decades. Lot Amendments Condition: Overall fine. Item number: 281178