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Book Artist, Ellen Knudson

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American Breeding Standards

American Breeding Standards explores the systemized rules about what comprises a good or bad horse, a good or bad woman — and the steps one might take to achieve the breed standard.

American Breeding Standards is designed and letterpress printed on Zerkall Book by Ellen Knudson, Crooked Letter Press. Images and text printed from photo-polymer plates and handset metal types. The binding structure is an exposed spine sewn on Cave Paper tapes and attached to paste paper covered boards. The book was produced in 2012–2013 and printed by the artist in Gainesville, Florida. Text excerpted from American Horses and Horse Breeding (John Dimon, 1895) and Canine Breeding Standards of the German Shepherd (American Kennel Club, 2012). Other text and illustrations by the artist.

The cover of the book has a hinged pop-up that folds out. The interior of the book contains 3 foldout pages.

Edition of 60.
$475.00
SOLD OUT

2013

American Breeding Standards
American Breeding Standards — Interior
American Breeding Standards — Title page
American Breeding Standards — Interior Spread
American Breeding Standards — Interior spread
American Breeding Standards — Interior spread
American Breeding Standards — Foldout One
American Breeding Standards — Foldout Two
American Breeding Standards — Foldout Three