At the Wheel.
N.p., 1995. Item #2733 Nine envelopes affixed to letterpress-printed davey board panels that are tape-bound leporello-style, 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. when closed. Each panel has one or two words printed on the davey board side. Five of the printed envelopes, attached to verso sides, contains an 11 x 7 in. sheet letterpress printed in three colors with collage element and folded twice to fit inside the 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. envelope. Four of the envelopes are issued without insert. The pages are like letters and each contain a typographic element of the extended text, which is read on every surface of the book. The work is housed in a custom black phase folder with letterpress printed label. Aside from the title there is no indication of author, printer, publisher, date, or edition size.
This is from an edition of 18 copies, from the "Wards of Obsolescence" show at 871 Fine Arts in San Francisco. The text settings of this project are reprinted in the catalog Wards of Obsolescence.