Alastair R Noble
ARTIST'S BOOKS

A Tribute to artist/poet Ian Hamilton Finlay.



A Tribute to artist/poet Ian Hamilton Finlay.

An on-going series of unique rubber stamped booklets with quotes from The Fragments by Heraclitus 8 pages thread bound centre folio rubber stamped text opposite original cyanotype print. Cover BFK Rives White 300gsm Dimensions:190x155mm Interior Waussau 100% cotton paper 165x140mm

Title Page 1

Centre page with text and cyanotype on right page

An on-going series of unique rubber stamped booklets with quotes from The Fragments by Heraclitus 8 pages thread bound centre folio rubber stamped text opposite original cyanotype print. Cover BFK Rives White 300gsm Dimensions:190x155mm Interior Waussau 100% cotton paper 165x140mm

An on-going series of unique rubber stamped flowing poems consisting of two words per lines. The first word is always RAW. Printed over the centre double page total 8 pages with title page and artists signature on page 8,thread bound. Cover: BFK Rives White 300gsm, 300x122mm Interior: Wausau 100% cotton white 280x108mm

Title page


An on-going series of unique rubber stamped flowing poems consisting of two words per lines. The first word is always RAW. Printed over the centre double page total 8 pages with title page and artists signature on page 8,thread bound. Cover: BFK Rives White 300gsm, 300x122mm Interior: Wausau 100% cotton white 280x108mm


The tale Berenice by Edgar Allen Poe was transformed to a limited edition artist book of 32 loose leaf double folio pages with text on the left with annotations and images on the right. It consists of 32 double folio pages 190x190mm printed on white 32lb 100% cotton wasau paper.These are contained in a black square wooden box 210 x 210 x 55mm

The tale Berenice by Edgar Allen Poe was transformed to a limited edition artist book of 32 loose leaf double folio pages with text on the left with annotations and images on the right. It consists of 32 double folio pages 190x190mm printed on white 32lb 100% cotton wasau paper.These are contained in a black square wooden box 210 x 210 x 55mm


This is a hand bound artist’s book (152x152mm) produced as a limited signed edition of forty-five (45). Consisting of 15 double folio pages including title page and colophon, twelve of the leaves are printed with brief quotes from nine poets and authors. The final entry is an afterward, “Woodnotes,” written specifically for this publication by Robert Macfarlane. The volume is encased in a wooden box (200x200m) has the title embossed on its lid.

This is a hand bound artist’s book (152x152mm) produced as a limited signed edition of forty-five (45). Consisting of 15 double folio pages including title page and colophon, twelve of the leaves are printed with brief quotes from nine poets and authors. The final entry is an afterward, “Woodnotes,” written specifically for this publication by Robert Macfarlane. The volume is encased in a wooden box (200x200m) has the title embossed on its lid.


This is a hand bound artist’s book (152x152mm) produced as a limited signed edition of forty-five (45). Consisting of 15 double folio pages including title page and colophon, twelve of the leaves are printed with brief quotes from nine poets and authors. The final entry is an afterward, “Woodnotes,” written specifically for this publication by Robert Macfarlane. The volume is encased in a wooden box (200x200m) has the title embossed on its lid.

A typographical game with EAPoe's tale Dimension 220 x 145mm 40 pages Inkjet printed on waussau 100% cotton paper

A typographical game with EAPoe's tale Dimension 220 x 145mm 40 pages Inkjet printed on waussau 100% cotton paper


A typographical game with EAPoe's tale Dimension 220 x 145mm 40 pages Inkjet printed on waussau 100% cotton paper

2010 limited edition book/box (50) set with various artefacts and catalogue, Reflecting on this environmental project on Isle Martin Scotland. Items included within the box: Map of Isle Martin Scotland, flags, numbered rock, silkscreen print, DVD (film BBC ALBA interview) with note book and catalogue with essay by Marina Warner. Concertina folded Silkscreen print in the box set noted above printed front and back with poetic text by Alec Finlay with perforated map tree plantings

2010 limited edition book/box (50) set with various artefacts and catalogue, Reflecting on this environmental project on Isle Martin Scotland. Items included within the box: Map of Isle Martin Scotland, flags, numbered rock, silkscreen print, DVD (film BBC ALBA interview) with note book and catalogue with essay by Marina Warner. Concertina folded Silkscreen print in the box set noted above printed front and back with poetic text by Alec Finlay with perforated map of the island

Concertina folded Silkscreen print in the box printed front and back with poetic text by Alec Finlay with perforated map of the island identifying the planted trees

2010 limited edition book/box (50) set with various artefacts and catalogue, Reflecting on this environmental project on Isle Martin Scotland. Items included within the box: Map of Isle Martin Scotland, flags, numbered rock, silkscreen print, DVD (film BBC ALBA interview) with note book and catalogue with essay by Marina Warner. Concertina folded Silkscreen print in the box set noted above printed front and back with poetic text by Alec Finlay with perforated map tree plantings

Folded Folio; HMP wrapped with thread on button

Folio interior. Dimensions open 370x290mm Loose paper boat with poetic message nautical chart printed on archival paper mounted on blue backing paper sewn onto White HMP cover

Folded Folio; HMP wrapped with thread on button