[Rarebooks] FS: Tracey Bush artist book: Cygnea Cantio: Swan Song (1 of 50; 1 copy in OCLC)

[Robin Bledsoe]

We’re pleased to offer today:

Tracey Bush./Cygnea Cantio: Swan Song./Artist’s book consisting of one 
stiff leaf, folded in thirds, within blue cloth covers with ties.Signed 
in pencil, 1999.No. 2 of 50 copies.$350.00 + shipping/handling (trade terms)

Tracey Bush was one of the contemporary book artists featured in the 
beautiful recent show at the Yale Center for British Art, “Of Green Leaf 
Bird and Flower”: Artists’ Books and the Natural World.This book was 
exhibited and is illustrated on page 211 of the catalogue.

Consists of a blind-relief stylized map of the Thames River from Oxford 
to Richmond, printed in white on stiff tan paper.Place names and images 
of swans are overprinted in blue, which matches the color of the 
covers.Also shown are three historic swan-marks.An explanatory text 
about swan-upping, with the limitation number, is mounted to the inside 
back cover.

Very slight ghost of an old small label on back cover, which could 
easily be professionally removed.Else fine. 6 x 9 inches. A lovely 
book.One location in WorldCat (Yale).

Scan available on request.

Not yet listed on our online sites.

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