Hunkering
Subtitle: the last gæbberjabb²⁹⁶ number eight and ix/xviths or aleatory annexations or odd bondings or fortuitous encounters with incompatible realities or love, anguish, wonder: an engagement or a partial timeline of sorts or bait and switch or finally, a pedagogical rememberance²⁷
By: largely by Walter Samuel Haatoum Hamady ; augmented by Henrik Drescher, Patrick Flynn, David McLimans, Peter Sis and William Stafford
Contributors: Drescher, Henrik; Flynn, Patrick, 1936-2008; McLimans, David; Sís, Peter, 1949-; Stafford, William; Kellar, Scott, binder; Perishable Press Limited
Series: Gabberjabb -- no. 8; Gabberjabb -- no. 8.
Publisher: Perishable Press Limited
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Mt. Horeb] Rural Dane County, Wisconsin
Language: eng
Subjects: Artists' books; Specimens; Letterpress printing
Other titles: Hunkering : the last gabbrejabb no. 8 ⁹/₁₆ : being the fade-out volume of an (unforeseen) series begun in 19-seventy-3 by WSHH & (Th) Prshbl Prss Lmtd as an expendation of energy for the sake of expending (it); Hunkering : aleatory annexations, odd bondings, fortuitous encounters with incompatible realities : love, anguish wonder: an engagement : a partial time/line of sorts : bait + switch : a pedagogical rememberance; Hunkering : the last gabberjabb
Description: "Here is the fade-out volume of an unforseen series begun in 1976. It was printed on our single-owner, all-manual, Vandercook SP-15 in more than 285 press-runs utilizing a numerosity of colors, typefaces and papers--hand, mould and machine made. In addition to the usual lay-ons of languid letterpressing, there is an affluence of unorthodox applications. This volume has been collaged, perforated, notched, rubberstamped, drilled, ticket-punched, numbered, signed, grommeted, scribed, ear-tattooed, ponce-wheeled, time-clocked, dog-eared, embossed, shorthanded, corner-rounded, elliptically trimmed and three genuine stubs. In addition, there are 79 illustrations. Fully footnoted, this first and only edition has been kept to a tightly snaffled 108 uniquely variegated copies. Handsewn/boud in Chicago by Scott Kellar in Italian burnt Umbrian cloth over boards with a rondelle/cameo (of the printer) over the spine in a dark Delft blue."--Publisher's prospectus.
Notes: "Copyright on 436 by PS.3558A42."

Includes handprinting, marbled endpapers, collage, rubber stamping, special papers and humorous inclusions.

Editions of 108 (with variants) signed and numbered by the artist.

Rare Book copy: unnumbered. "This copy for AIGA 50 Best 30 Mar 2007" in manuscript on front free end paper.

Italian burnt umbrian cloth over boards with a rondelle/cameo (of the printer) over the spine in a dark Delft blue.

American Institute of Graphic Arts, Fifty Best Books award