Lisa Rappoport

Lisa Rappoport began printing in 1997 under the imprint Trouser Press, and changed the name to Littoral Press a couple of years later. Being a book artist and letterpress printer feels like the ideal blend of words and image, craft and physical labor for this dedicated artist. The work of the press concentrates on poetry but includes many genres. Lisa teaches letterpress printing and bookbinding at the San Francisco Center for the Book.

LeRayonVert/The Green Flash (December 2007) excerpts dialogue from the eponymous book (by Jules Verne) and film (by Eric Rohmer) in French and English, and is liberally illustrated with vintage dingbats. The size is 4″ square. 24 pages printed in Edenic green and chocolate brown on Johannot lightweight, with celadon Magnani Arturo covers and a flash of green translucent vellum. Flyleaves of vintage Japanese persimmon-dyed paper. Cover image by Andrew Larkin. Conceived & printed by Bushra Azzouz and Lisa Rappoport. The fonts are Centaur and Arrighi. Edition of 99. $135.

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