Woman with a Book in Her Hand

December 2021

6 1/2 x 10 inches

Double pamphlet, printed from photopolymer plates, Hahnemühle Biblio paper, Mohawk Curious Translucents Book, St Armand Canal card stock. 25 pages. Edition of 40.

A printed copy of speech given by Carolyn Hammer in 1976 at the Symposium on the Book Arts at the University of Alabama, organized by Dr. James Ramer, Dean of the Graduate School for Library Service, and Dr. Raymond McLain, Dean of International Programs and Vice President of Academic Affairs. This is the first time this speech has been printed, and this edition includes an Introduction by Dr. Thomas Wolf of Cambridge, MA, and a Foreward by Dr. Paul Holbrook, Director of the King Library Press at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Original research at the University of Alabama Hoole Special Collections provided additional historical context for this speech, which, with and the accompanying remarks, add information and insight to the understanding of this important librarian and printer.