Masters: Book Arts
By Eileen Wallace
Lark Books: Asheville, 2011.
ISBN-13: 9781600594977 (paper). 330pp. $24.95.

Masters: Book Arts by Eileen Wallace is an exhibit in book form that presents intriguing glimpses of the works of 43 book artists. Printed...

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