Limited to an edition of 176 copies, with books numbered 1-150 bound in handmade Fabriano Roma and cloth, and those lettered A-Z bound in Roma with a leather spine an designed by many contributors. Both were hand-bound at the Campbell-Logan Bindery. This is copy 27. The entire edition is signed by the printer, Michael Tarachow. Michael Tarachow grew up in Milwaukee, and his Pentagram Press spent the first decade of its existence in Milwaukee, Grafton, and Markesan, Wisconsin, before permanently relocating to Minneapolis. Michael was a featured presenter in the 1995 Book FOR[U]MS speaker series, and his work was featured in the 1995 UWM Library exhibit The Contemporary Fine Press. |
The Pentagram Press Commonplace Book: A Selection of Typographic Interpretations. Printed by Michael Tarachow. Minneapolis, Minn.: Pentagram Press, 1988.