Aunt Sallie's lament
By: Margaret Kaufman
Contributors: Van Vliet, Claire
Publisher: Janus Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: West Burke, Vermont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 13
Subjects: Quilting; Poetry; Artists' books
Notes: Cover title.

Book is in the shape of a diamond with pages made of paper squares cut in different shapes so that they resemble a diamond quilt square when viewed together.  The binding is made so that the pages can be extended to 105 inches, revealing all stanzas of the poem.  Book is laid in specially made box.

"The book was designed by Claire Van Vliet based on a binding structure developed by Heidi Kyle & made with Linda Wray and boxes made by Judi Conant, Guildhall, Vermont"--Colophon.

The theme of quilting is reflected in the patterns achieved by the book's construction.

Edition of 150 copies.