Sylvae fifty specimens printed directly from the wood with historical anecdotes & observations

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One of the Standard Edition, in a stunning, quarter alum-tawed goat skin, gilt title, over quarter sawn, polished white oak boards. Internally, 192 pages, 53 relief prints, coloured, (woodcuts & wood engravings, some folded), an edition limited to 120 numbered copies, signed by both author & artist, issued in a blue cloth slipcase. (302*206 mm). With historical anecdotes by Benjamin Verhoeven, and production notes by Gaylord Schanilec, text set in Bembo monotype, and printed on Zerkall mould-made paper, bound at Booklab 2. Twenty wooded acres surround Midnight Paper Sales in western Wisconsin. This book documents the journey of Ben Verhoeven and Gaylord Schanilec into the woods to create a work not only about these trees, but of these trees. In all 24 species have been catalogued through image, historical anecdotes, and notes taken during the cutting, milling, engraving and printing. The 53 images consist primarily of long grain and end grain specimens which have been taken from this property. In each case the image is manipulated through either color, impression, engraving, or some combination of the above to emphasize a certain characteristic of a species. The text varies as well from tree to tree, focusing on what role each played in the local history and in this project. Was awarded the Gregynog Prize at the Oxford Book Fair, 2007. Held by 9 US institutions & Uni of Oxford in the UK.