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Daily bread MSU copy: This is number 32 in an edition of 45.
  • Pirkle, Amy
  • Perkolator Press
Danny y el viento Short story. Published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the Cuban Ministry of Culture. Esta edición especial ... consta de doscientos ejemplares numerados, iluminados a mano .... Para su confección fueron utilizados papeles reciclados e industriales de diversos colores, texturas y gramajes --Colophon. Text, illustrations and borders on leaves and pages of white, yellow and green-colored papers, stapled at left margin and tied with lavender and purple yarn to brown paper wrappers. Text appears on recto only except for p. 20, 24 and 48. Wrappers and titles have painted and mounted decorated-paper illustrations. In brown paper sack with mounted decorated-paper illustrations which also contains the author's Vanessa anda por aquí. Publication information from colophon. MSU has copy no. 77.
  • Alonso, Digdora, 1921-
  • Estévez Jordán, Rolando, 1950-
  • Ediciones Vigía
Danza con el fuego : exposición de la artista María Luz Lazo Rodríguez : inaugurada el 27 de diciembre de 1997 a las 8 y 30 de noche en los salones de la Galería de Arte del Hotel Bella Costa de Varadero, Cuba. Exhibition catalog. Diseño del joven artista Yohan Enrique Trujillo. Mimeographed reproductions of typescript on individual leaves of coarse paper, stapled at left margin and glued to decorated cardboard wrappers. Collages on wrappers include painted paper cutouts and borders made of sawdust; front wrapper includes a portion of a wood candle holder with a piece of white candle inserted, and wood detail. On t.p. is mounted a folded paper cutout with mimeographed reproduction of a portrait of the artist, and photos of two of her sculptures. Leaves are bound to wrappers by three pieces of heavy reddish-brown cord. Part of a collection of handmade books published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the Cuban Ministry of Culture. MSU copy: gift of Jeanne Drewes (2000).
  • Lazo Rodríguez, María Luz
  • Trujillo, Yohan Enrique
  • Ediciones Vigía
De Montserrat a Monserrate : religiosidad, historia, tradición Essays, a prayer, a song, and a legend. Mimeographed reproductions of typescripts and drawings on individual leaves of a variety of papers. Each section in a different type font; one essay in columns. Includes facsimiles of woodblock illustrations and mounted decorated-paper cutouts. Stapled, glued to white paper wrappers and tied with metallic gold cord. Colored-paper collages with mimeographed titles and designs and hand-painted details on wrappers. Part of a collection of handmade books, most with cords for hanging (literatura de cordel), published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the Cuban Ministry of Culture. Contributions by Joan Amades, David Guiu, Esther Sancho, Gemma Villanueva, and Alfredo Zaldívar. Ilustraciones de Francisco Cobo y Contxa Sáinz de la Maza --Colophon. Publication information from colophon. Consta de doscientos ejemplares numerados, firmados por sus autores .... Fueron usados para esta edición papel craft reciclado en Cuba, papeles bond off-set blanco y de otros colores así como recortería de papel industrial y papel jatibónd sepia de fabricación cubana --Colophon. LC has copy no. 96, apparently without authors' signatures. MSU has copy no. 98, unsigned.
  • Catalá, Francese
  • Cobo, Francisco
  • Sáinz de la Maza, Contxa
  • Zaldívar, Alfredo, 1956-
  • Ediciones Vigía
De planeta ardiente Reproduced typescript with decorative borders on coarse brown paper, with reproduced, hand-lettered titles. Endpapers are lighter weight brown paper. Stapled and glued to heavy brown paper wrappers, with collages of mounted, decorated, colored-paper cutouts, with hand-painted details. Front wrapper has ties of braided black, orange and red yarn to close two halves of a heart that span either side of front wrapper, which opens in the middle. Decorated, mounted paper cutout collages on t.p. and added t.p. incorporate red yarn stitches and hand-painted details. Consta de doscientos ejemplares numerados, iluminados a mano ... --Colophon. MSU has copy no. 23. Handmade books published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the Cuban Ministry of Culture.
  • Báez Andux, Ivet
  • Fernández, Pablo Armando, 1930-
  • Ediciones Vigía
De Vidushaka a Pelusín : el fuego eterno Mimeographed reproduction of typescript and drawings on coarse brown and white papers, stapled at left margin, glued to gray art-paper wrappers, and tied with a woven red, black, and white ribbon. Wrappers are illustrated with mounted cutouts of colored and decorated papers. Collage on front wrapper incorporates a wood chip as part of a horse-drawn puppet carriage. Part of a collection of handmade books, most with cords for hanging (literatura de cordel), published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the Cuban Ministry of Culture. Publication information from colophon. Consta de doscientos ejemplares numerados, firmados por su autor ... --Colophon. LC has copy no. 013, unsigned. MSU has copy no. 3, unsigned by author, but on front endpaper is name of illustrator, age (12 yrs.), and grade in school (7th), in unknown hand. MSU copy: gift of Jeanne Drewes (2000).
  • Morales, Armando, 1940-
  • Ortega Ruiz, Norlys
  • Zaldívar, Alfredo, 1956-
  • Ediciones Vigía
Democracy in America Presentation copy, signed by the author.
  • McAdams, Dona
  • Miller, Tim
<publisher unknown>
Details : San Marco, Venice Unique artist's book consisting of hand-assembled mosaics depicting details of the church of San Marco in Venice, Italy. The covers are sterling silver, with a tiger's eye gem mounted in the center of the front cover. The mosaics are made from painted paper and gold leaf. The endpapers are from a sample book of Michel Duval of Liancourt, France.
  • Davidson, Laura
  • L. Davidson
Diálogos bajo la llovizna Poem. Single sheet of corrugated cardboard is folded in half and serves as both cover and contents, spine is tied with thick, orange yarn cord. Mimeographed illustration on tan paper, with torn edges, and hand-lettered title on green paper with torn edges are mounted on outside front. Title page is hand-lettered in black on tan paper with torn edges and mounted on inside of front cover. Poem is printed on illustrated, brown paper scroll and mounted to inside of back cover, author's name is hand-lettered in black on green paper with torn edges and visible when scroll is rolled up. Scroll is 45 cm when extended full length. Part of a collection of handmade books, most with cords for hanging (literatura de cordel), published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the Cuban Ministry of Culture. UCF Library owns copy no.: 102., signed by author. I Premio de Poesía Eliezer Lazo 1998;. Esta edición consta de cien ejemplares numerados, firmados por su autor, iluminados a mano y totalmente manufacturados por las Edidiones Vigía en su colección Del San Juan. --T.p. MSU has copy no. 55.
  • Domínguez, Derbys
  • López, Ariel, 1978-
  • Zaldívar, Alfredo, 1956-
  • Ediciones Vigía
Diario del grumete Poem in eleven parts. Mimeographed reproduction of italic typescript, hand-lettered initials, titles, and illustrations on individual leaves of brown paper; endpapers are light blue tissue paper and light brown tracing paper. Stapled, glued to light-blue decorated-paper wrappers, and tied with blue and gray cords. Wrappers, collages, and other illustrations depict early nautical charts and sailing ships. Part of a collection of handmade books, most with cords for hanging (literatura de cordel), published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the Cuban Ministry of Culture. Diseño de Enrique Ramos y Orestes Roca. Realizado por Gisela Baranda [et al.] --Colophon. Publication information from wrappers. Consta de doscientos ejemplares numerados, firmados por su autor ... --Colophon. MSU has copy no. 174. LC has copy no. 123.
  • Baranda, Gisela
  • Díaz Corrales, Sonia, 1964-
  • Ramos, Enrique, 1961-
  • Roca, Orestes
  • Ediciones Vigía
Diez jutges a tempo : mirada a la nova canc˛ó : acercamiento a la nueva trova Edición: Leticia Herna?dez Benítez --Colophon. Reproduced typescript on coarse brown and sand-colored papers with decorative borders; black tissue endpapers. Stapled and glued to coarse paper wrappers. Wrappers have colored and decorated paper collages with reproduced typescript and hand-lettered titles, and with hand-colored details. Front wrapper incorporates a three-dimensional guitar with six strings of white cord. A selection of the song lyrics of 7 Spanish and 3 Cuban singer-songwriters. Includes brief biographical notes and portraits of the Spanish artists. Publicado ... junto a la VI Brigada de Cooperación de la Universidad de Lleida, consta de doscientos ejemplares numerados, iluminados a mano ... --Colophon. MSU has copy no. 181. Handmade books published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the Cuban Ministry of Culture.
  • Hernández Benítez, Leticia
  • López, Ariel, 1978-
  • Ramos, Enrique, 1961-
  • Ediciones Vigía
Difícil escribir Poems. Mimeographed reproduction of italic typescript, manuscript titles and text, drawings and borders on individual leaves of brown and cream-colored papers stapled at the left margin and tied with cord to cream-colored art-paper wrappers. Front wrapper and preliminaries have colored and decorated-paper collages. Part of a collection of handmade books, most with cords for hanging (literatura de cordel), published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the Cuban Ministry of Culture. Diseño y dibujos: Hiram Aguiar --Colophon. Publication information from colophon. Consta de doscientos ejemplares numerados ... --Colophon. Includes brief excerpts from Pedro Salinas. LC has copy no. 119, signed by the author. MSU has copy no. 77, and is signed by the author.
  • Aguiar, Hiram
  • Hernández Milián, Juan Luis, 1938-
  • Ediciones Vigía
Digital transcripts. Transcripts of a chat session, a blog entry, a forwarded email, an Internet meme, and an exchange of text messages. Part of the Zine Exchange series, created by students in a Visual Studies Book Design course at the State University of New York at Buffalo. <author unknown> <publisher unknown>
Direction of the road Artist's book issued in portfolio box with an original woodcut illustration in anomorphic art form and a mirror made of plastic tubing and reflective polymer to view the woodcut. Limited ed. of 120 numbered copies and 30 hor de commerce copies numbered i-xxx, signed by the author and artist. MSU copy: Signed by artist this is no. 36 of 150. MSU copy: Acquired with funds provided by the SPC Endowment (2007).
  • Johnson, Aaron
  • Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-
  • Foolscap Press
Diseños de Estévez para Vigía Exposición de los más representativos diseños de Rolando Estévez para las Ediciones Vigía. Casa de las Américas, La Habana, Cuba, mayo-junio, 1997. --Added t.p. Exhibition catalog. Includes essay by Estévez. Mimeographed reproduction of typescript, hand-lettered titles, and drawings on individual leaves of coarse brown and white papers. Stapled and glued to brown kraft paper wrappers. Endpapers are black tissue-paper. Wrappers have collages of decorated colored paper cut-outs; front wrapper incorporates wall paper. Handmade books published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the Cuban Ministry of Culture. Publication information from colophon. Consta de doscientos ejemplares numerados, iluminados a mano, mimeografiados y totalmente manufacturados por las Ediciones Vigía de Matanzas, Cuba. --Colophon. MSU has unnumbered copy. MSU copy: gift of Jeanne Drewes (2000).
  • Estévez Jordán, Rolando, 1950-
  • Ediciones Vigía
DNA collector book = Livre collecteur d'ADN Includes 50 leaves of tissue paper to be used interactively with the book. Christine Kermaire; MSU copy: Gift of the author (2010).
  • Kermaire, Christine
  • Christine Kermaire
Dolly y algunos cuentos desde Africa Mimeographed reproduction of typescript on sheets of grained off-white, brown, and sand-colored papers stapled at left margin, attached to brown paper wrappers, and tied with red and black cords. Most illustrations are mimeographed on brown paper and mounted, with black tissue-paper corners, to suggest snapshots in an album. Mounted on front wrapper is an airmail envelope holding a mimeographed portrait. One decorated paper cutout, a bouquet, laid in at p. 7. Part of a collection of handmade books, most with cords for hanging (literatura de cordel), published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the Cuban Ministry of Culture. Foreword by Eliseo Diego. Publication information from colophon. Consta de doscientos ejemplares numerados ... --Colophon. MSU has copy no. 128. MSU copy: gift of Jeanne Drewes (2000).
  • Alpízar, Mayra, 1956-
  • Fernández de Juan, Adelaida, 1961-
  • Ediciones Vigía
Domestic postage Limited edition artist's book consisting of imaginary stamps illustrating the theme of 'domestic' postage. Each stamp depicts a common household object used to symbolize a particular postal service. MSU copy: Copy 4 of 200.
  • Davidson, Laura
  • L. Davidson
Domestic science : idioms ; domestic science : pop-up icons Sheet printed on both sides, accordian-folded, with pop-up illustrations and folded leaves laid in. Designed to be read from each end; separate t.p. at each end. Issued in a case. Printed by Julie Chen; linoleum block illustrations by Nance O'Banion--Cf. inside case. Limited ed. of 150 signed and numbered copies.
  • Chen, Julie
  • O'Banion, Nance
  • Flying Fish Press
Don Juan tras la pared Play in thirteen scenes. Typescript with decorative border and illustrations mimeographed on individual leaves of grained off-white and brown papers stapled at left margin and sewn with yarn to white art-paper wrappers. Collages on front wrapper and at center of book (p. [45]) incorporate imitation wood (wallpaper) 'walls.' Preliminaries include colored and corrugated papers, tissue paper and collages. Wrappers are illustrated also with decorated paper, cutouts, cloth, wooden dowels, and painted wood veneer. Some materials vary. Part of a collection of handmade books, most with cords for hanging (literatura de cordel), published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the Cuban Ministry of Culture. Publication information from colophon. Consta de doscientos ejemplares numerados, firmados por su autor ... --Colophon. Premio Nacional de Teatro José Jacinto Milanés --P. [7]. MSU has copy no. 127, without author's signature. LC has copy no. 63, without author's signature. MSU copy: gift of Jeanne Drews (2000).
  • Rodríguez Febles, Ulises, 1968-
  • Trujillo, Yohan Enrique
  • Ediciones Vigía
Donde la luna bebe : antología de narrativa Short stories. Limited ed. of 200 copies. Text black printed primarily on sand-colored paper; titles, index, and a pullout leaf of illustrations printed on white bond paper. Brown tissue-paper endpapers printed and decorated with Vigía logos and applied cutouts. Cover with flaps made of heavy wine-colored handmade paper is decorated with applied cutouts. Part of a series of handmade books made with recycled and industrial papers. MSU copy: Has copy no. 11.
  • Cuesta, Mabel R., 1976-
  • Estévez Trejo, Patricio
  • García, Rocío, 1958-
  • Ruiz Montes, Laura, 1966-
  • Ediciones Vigía
Dos leyendas del agua Typescript and drawings mimeographed on paper of various colors with mimeographed decorative border; green tissue-paper endpapers. The single gathering is tied with green and blue yarn to brown paper wrappers, which are illustrated with decorated-paper collages. Front wrapper has translucent pocket holding a samara or key fruit from a tree in the Parque de la Ciudadela in Barcelona and a folded, decorated-paper tag explaining the samara's significance. Part of a collection of handmade books, most with cords for hanging (literatura de cordel), published by Ediciones Vigía under the auspices of the Cuban Ministry of Culture. Una leyenda catalana: Por qué el agua del mar es salada? Una leyenda cubana: La gaviota del San Juan --Front wrapper. Consta de doscientos ejemplares numerados --Colophon. MSU has copy no. 138. MSU copy: gift of Jeanne Drews (2000).
  • Alvarado, Américo
  • Amades, Joan
  • López, Ariel, 1978-
  • Ediciones Vigía