Lichens / texte de Marie Rouanet ; mezzotintes de Judith Rothchild.
Contributors: Rothchild, Judith.; Lintott, Mark.; Verdigris (Firm); Press Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Verdigris
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Octon [France]
Language: fre
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Lichens.
Notes: Embossing on title page and silkscreened illustrations on endpapers, covers and case also by the artist. Text printed on an Adana press by Mark Lintott. Cases and bindings by Claude Vallin. [This and the following notes applying to the edition are the cataloger's paraphrases from the colphon.]

An edition of 50 printed on cream-colored rag paper (Hahnemühle) folded accordion style, numbered and signed by the author and the artist.

Each of the first 14 copies, the "édition de tête," is issued in a box. Each of these copies include an additional mezzotint signed by the artist as well as a ms. text by the author. The first eight copies of the édition de tête include also the original copper plates.

Each of the copies numbered 15 through 50 is issued in a case. Numbers 45 through 50 are not for sale. Number 50 is reserved for the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.

Some of the engravings were printed in 35 proof copies.

LC has copy no. 28, with endpapers and accordion-folded textblock laid loose in the art paper covers. In a case covered with silkscreened laid paper.