Elephant

So geographers, in Afric maps,
With savage pictures fill their gaps,
And o’er uninhabitable downs
Place elephants for want of towns.

Jonathan Swift
On Poetry, A Rhapsody

Written by Carol Cunningham

Mill Valley, CA; Sunflower Press, 1990. Hardcover. As new. First edition. Unpaginated (52 pp: xi, 46); 2 3/8 (height) x 3 1/4 (depth) inches. A handmade miniature book. Printed letterpress from hand-set Italian Oldstyle type on paper handmade from Cogon grass in the Philippines. Numerous illustrations made using printers blocks, several of which are hand-colored using wax crayon and gold ink. Hand-bound in decorative cotton fabric over boards with letterpressed spine label; navy blue endpapers decorated with blocked prints of elephants.

Limited to 45 numbered copies, numbered and signed by Carol Cunningham.

The cover cloth (found at a remnant store) inspired this book—patterned with elephants walking along beneath flowers. Carol has compiled facts, lore, images, and poetry (including one of her own) about the imposing and amazing elephant—her favorite animal. Perfect for anyone who collects books about elephants, or those who appreciate the whimsy of having a miniature book about this special giant animal.

$135
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Sizes in inches
height × width
A Panorama of San Francisco: 2 3/4 sq
Two Poems from Les Fleurs du Mal: 2 1/2 x 2 1/8
Muses: 2 7/8sq
The Sun: an Alphabet: 3 x 3
Jazz: 2 7/8  sq
Daring Voyages: 2 3/4 sq
A Desert Tale: 2 3/4 x 2 7/8
Elephant: 2 3/8 x 3 1/4
Dance Circle: 2 3/8 x 2 1/4
Haniwa: 2 7/8 x 3
Mr Finney and the Turnip: 2 1/2 x 2  1/4
Silverpearl Plums: 2 1/4 x 2 1/8
Mark Twain: Raft Passage: 2 7/8 x 2 5/8
Alphabet Alfresco: 1 3/8 x 2
Land of the Inca: 2 5/8 x 2  7/8
First Emperor of China: 2 3/4 x 2  1/2
Toad: 2 3/8 x 2 1/2
Masks: 2 3/8 x 2 5/8
Marco Polo: 2 1/2 x 2 3/4
How Rabbit Lost His Tail: 2 3/8 x 2 9/16
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