(sailorBOYpress) My darling, My reason

Text from letters by Roger D.N. Design and construction by Jeffrey Morin. [Stevens Point, Wisconsin.] 2006. 7" x 10". Letterpress printed in 20th Century Light, which was purposely chosen not to emulate script or typewriter, both formats of the original letters. Gelatin-sized Hahnemuhle watercolor paper in blue with gray. Black and white and sepia reproductions of photographs of sailors from the World War II period, as well as two photo postcards from the same time. Illustrations, postage stamps of the period and some cut-outs throughout. All photographs placed with black photographic album corners, reinforcing the idea of an album. Bound in brown mottled paper endboards with postage stamp on the right hand side of front board. Four signatures with open sewn spine. Brown cloth dropback box with airmail stamp of the period on side of lid. An edition of 48 copies. New.

$750