Granary Books List / Granary Books Inc.

Identifier:REF.SE.1473

Dimensions:v. : ill. ; 28 cm

Creation dates:1988

created by: Steven Clay, Merce Doftail

was created in: Minneapolis-Saint Paul , New York City

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Artists' books, Rare books--Catalogs, Small presses, Poetry

Description:Granary Books started as Origin Books in 1986 in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Merce Doftail and Steve Clay. Granary Books moved to New York City in 1989. The last printed catalog of books, entitled "When will the book be done?" was printed in 2001. Granary Book lists are currently listed online at granarybooks.com. "For nearly thirty years, Granary Books has investigated verbal/visual relations in the time-honored spirit of independent publishing. Granary's mission—to produce, promote, document, and theorize new works exploring the intersection of word, image, and page-—has earned the press a reputation as one of the most unique and significant small publishers operating today."- Granary Books "Since the mid-nineties Granary has sought to produce, promote, and contextualize scholarship investigating an emerging history of small press publishing, poetry, and artists' books."- Granary Books The Granary Book Lists contain brief descriptions of the book, publishing information, price and ordering information. CBA Holdings Include: List 22: Visual Books: Kickshaws Press and Keith Smith [undated] List 23: Featuring Windhover Press and Turkey Press [undated]