Hope is the thing with feathers
Hope is the thing with feathers
A POEM BY EMILY DICKINSON⠀•⠀A WOODBLOCK PRINT BY SAMUEL JESSURUN DE MESQUITA
Emily Dickinson’s iconic poem, Hope is the thing with feathers, is here printed alongside a woodcut by the Dutch master Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. Often paired with the imagery of songbirds, we have chosen an owl as a reminder that oftentimes hope is the wisest course.
FIRST EDITION
•⠀A broadside from No Reply, 2 0 2 1 .
•⠀Limited to 1 0 0 numbered copies.
•⠀Measuring 8 by 6 inches.
•⠀Printed letterpress on a hand-operated Kelsey excelsior tabletop press.
•⠀Hahnemühle Bugra mould - made paper.
•⠀Typeset in 12 - point Centaur.
SECOND EDITION
•⠀A broadside from No Reply, 2 0 2 3 .
•⠀Limited to 2 0 0 numbered copies.
•⠀Measuring 6 by 11 inches.
•⠀Printed letterpress on a hand-operated Vandercook Universal I proofing press.
•⠀Zerkall - bütten mould - made paper.
•⠀Typeset in 12 - point Centaur.