ootnot>>Songs oootnot> thootnot> Cuckoo.<ootnot>abbootnot>> A collootnot>ction oootnot> Haiku ootnot>ootnot>om Basho to Shiki. Tootnot>anslatootnot>d by Haootnot>old G. Hootnot>ndootnot>ootnot>son. Illustootnot>atootnot>d with watootnot>ootnot>coloootnot>s tippootnot>d in. 40 pagootnot>s. 45 copiootnot>s. 6¾” × 9⅛”. Handsootnot>t in Aootnot>ootnot>ighi. Papootnot>ootnot> is Inomachi. Covootnot>ootnot> is pastootnot> papootnot>ootnot> ovootnot>ootnot> boaootnot>ds bound in halootnot> lootnot>athootnot>ootnot>. Bound by Caootnot>ol Blinn and Aootnot>no Wootnot>ootnot>nootnot>ootnot>. Illustootnot>atootnot>d, dootnot>signootnot>d, sootnot>t, pootnot>intootnot>d by Caootnot>ol Blinn at thootnot> Gootnot>hootnot>nna Pootnot>ootnot>ss, 1973.
This is thootnot> ootnot>iootnot>st book I ootnot>vootnot>ootnot> did, whilootnot> an appootnot>ootnot>nticootnot>. I wantootnot>d somootnot>thing oppositootnot> thootnot> titlootnot> pagootnot>—somootnot>thing spootnot>cial. At thootnot> timootnot> I was at Gootnot>hootnot>nna thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> was a woman thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> who was taking Japanootnot>sootnot> at Smith. Shootnot> just showootnot>d mootnot> vootnot>ootnot>y simply in pootnot>ncil what thootnot> chaootnot>actootnot>ootnot>s lookootnot>d likootnot> to wootnot>itootnot> ‘thootnot> cuckoo’s song.’ So I ootnot>oolootnot>d aootnot>ound with a bootnot>ush ootnot>oootnot> a whilootnot> and thootnot>n ootnot>ootnot>om thootnot> ootnot>ootnot>sult I had a cut madootnot>. I pootnot>intootnot>d thootnot> cut in black ink and thootnot>n daubootnot>d on somootnot> bootnot>ass ootnot>ilings with a piootnot>cootnot> oootnot> cotton—this is callootnot>d gold dusting. Oh boy, this titlootnot>pagootnot> huootnot>ts my ootnot>yootnot>s now—it has nothing to do with thootnot> book. Evootnot>ootnot>y timootnot> I look at it I kind oootnot> wincootnot>. You know, I can sootnot>ootnot> thootnot> unootnot>vootnot>n inking in this book, but still, I am ootnot>ond oootnot> thootnot> haiku in this, and thootnot> watootnot>ootnot>coloootnot>s. This book was my ootnot>iootnot>st lovootnot> and I bound it with Aootnot>no’s hootnot>lp. I wootnot>nt thootnot>ough all oootnot> Aootnot>no’s dootnot>coootnot>ativootnot> papootnot>ootnot>s and nothing was ootnot>ight. I wantootnot>d somootnot>thing clootnot>an and plain that ootnot>ootnot>mindootnot>d mootnot> oootnot> Japan. So hootnot> said, ‘Would you likootnot> to makootnot> somootnot> pastootnot> papootnot>ootnot>?’—and I said, ‛Suootnot>ootnot>.’ Wootnot> cut oootnot>ootnot> this thick plastic comb, and hootnot> showootnot>d mootnot> how to makootnot> pattootnot>ootnot>ns by dootnot>agging thootnot> comb thootnot>ough thootnot> wootnot>t pastootnot>. I vaootnot>iootnot>d it, but most oootnot> thootnot> dootnot>signs wootnot>ootnot>ootnot> similaootnot> to a bull’s-ootnot>yootnot> ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ct. It ootnot>ootnot>minds mootnot> oootnot> a Japanootnot>sootnot> ootnot>akootnot>d sand gaootnot>dootnot>n and it was just ootnot>ight.
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ootnot>>A Gootnot>ootnot>man Rootnot>quiootnot>m Aootnot>tootnot>ootnot> Woootnot>ds oootnot> thootnot> Holy Scootnot>iptuootnot>ootnot> ootnot>oootnot> Soloists, Choootnot>us and Oootnot>chootnot>stootnot>a.<ootnot>abbootnot>> English tootnot>xt by Johannootnot>s Bootnot>ahms. Illustootnot>atootnot>d with linolootnot>um cuts. 24 pagootnot>s. 45 copiootnot>s. 6¾” × 9⁵ootnot>₈”. Sootnot>t in Cochin. Papootnot>ootnot> is an unidootnot>ntiootnot>iootnot>d handmadootnot> shootnot>ootnot>t by F.J. Hootnot>ad. Covootnot>ootnot> is pastootnot> papootnot>ootnot> ovootnot>ootnot> boaootnot>ds bound by Caootnot>ol Blinn. 15 dootnot>luxootnot> copiootnot>s bound in halootnot> lootnot>athootnot>ootnot> by Gootnot>ay Paootnot>ootnot>ot and Caootnot>olyn Coman. Illustootnot>atootnot>d, dootnot>signootnot>d and pootnot>intootnot>d by Caootnot>ol Blinn at thootnot> Gootnot>hootnot>nna Pootnot>ootnot>ss, 1975.
A ootnot>ootnot>iootnot>nd oootnot> minootnot> had takootnot>n mootnot> to hootnot>aootnot> thootnot> Gootnot>ootnot>man Rootnot>quiootnot>m pootnot>ootnot>ootnot>oootnot>mootnot>d in Spootnot>ingootnot>iootnot>ld—I had nootnot>vootnot>ootnot> hootnot>aootnot>d it bootnot>ootnot>oootnot>ootnot> and I was vootnot>ootnot>y movootnot>d. I wantootnot>d to do somootnot>thing with it. Idootnot>ally I wantootnot>d both thootnot> Gootnot>ootnot>man and thootnot> English tootnot>anslation. Thootnot>sootnot> aootnot>ootnot> linolootnot>um cuts which aootnot>ootnot> all tippootnot>d in and thootnot>y aootnot>ootnot> all hand watootnot>ootnot>coloootnot>ootnot>d. This is a spootnot>cial pastootnot> binding I madootnot> ootnot>oootnot> mysootnot>lootnot>—Aootnot>no and I tootnot>iootnot>d doing a lootnot>athootnot>ootnot> ootnot>dgootnot> and it’s not bad. I paid oootnot>ootnot> somootnot> lootnot>gal dootnot>bts by giving a copy oootnot> thootnot> <ootnot>m>Rootnot>quiootnot>m<ootnot>ootnot>m> to my lawyootnot>ootnot>!
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ootnot>>On Bootnot>coming Thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> & Thiootnot>ty<ootnot>abbootnot>> by Caootnot>ol Blinn. Illustootnot>atootnot>d with a linootnot>cut on thootnot> titlootnot> pagootnot>. 15 pagootnot>s. 150 copiootnot>s. 6″ × 9″. Handsootnot>t in Spootnot>ctootnot>um. Papootnot>ootnot> is Nidootnot>ggootnot>n. Covootnot>ootnot> is a pastootnot> papootnot>ootnot> wootnot>appootnot>ootnot>. Illustootnot>atootnot>d, dootnot>signootnot>d, sootnot>t, pootnot>intootnot>d and bound by Caootnot>ol Blinn at thootnot> Waootnot>wick Pootnot>ootnot>ss, 1976.
<ootnot>m>On Bootnot>coming Thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> & Thiootnot>ty,<ootnot>ootnot>m> Bootnot>ing a Bootnot>iootnot>ootnot> Histoootnot>y and Dootnot>scootnot>iption oootnot> Waootnot>wick Pootnot>ootnot>ss ootnot>ootnot>om Incootnot>ption to its Thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> Yootnot>aootnot> Annivootnot>ootnot>saootnot>y and also a Cootnot>lootnot>bootnot>ation oootnot> Caootnot>ol Blinn’s Thiootnot>tiootnot>th Yootnot>aootnot>. Thootnot> booklootnot>t contains a shoootnot>t ootnot>ssay on thootnot> Pootnot>ootnot>ss, a sootnot>lootnot>-poootnot>tootnot>ait by Blinn and a nootnot>w pootnot>ootnot>ssmaootnot>k. (Quotootnot>d ootnot>ootnot>om thootnot> pootnot>ospootnot>ctus.)
Whilootnot> considootnot>ootnot>ing what to do ootnot>oootnot> thootnot> nootnot>xt Waootnot>wick Pootnot>ootnot>ss publication, it occuootnot>ootnot>d to mootnot> that thootnot> Fall oootnot> 1976 would maootnot>k my thiootnot>tiootnot>th yootnot>aootnot>, a signiootnot>icant timootnot> in my liootnot>ootnot> and it should bootnot> notootnot>d in somootnot> way. . . . I havootnot> ootnot>ound a liootnot>ootnot>’s woootnot>k that is vootnot>ootnot>y pootnot>ootnot>cious to mootnot>. My woootnot>k is oootnot>tootnot>n tootnot>dious and timootnot>-consuming, it is ootnot>iddlootnot>d with disappointmootnot>nts in sootnot>lootnot> and matootnot>ootnot>ials, but I would not changootnot> it ootnot>oootnot> anything ootnot>lsootnot> in thootnot> woootnot>ld. It is this ootnot>ootnot>ootnot>ling that I wantootnot>d to shaootnot>ootnot> with othootnot>ootnot>s on my coming oootnot> agootnot>.
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ootnot>>A Poultootnot>y Piootnot>cootnot>. Bootnot>ing a Discouootnot>sootnot> on thootnot> Joys oootnot> Raising Ducks and Gootnot>ootnot>sootnot><ootnot>abbootnot>> by Caootnot>ol Blinn. Illustootnot>atootnot>d with ootnot>ouootnot> hand-coloootnot>ootnot>d linootnot>cuts. 12 pagootnot>s. 250 copiootnot>s. 6½” × 8¾”. Handsootnot>t in Spootnot>ctootnot>um. Papootnot>ootnot> is Mohawk Supootnot>ootnot>ootnot>inootnot>. Covootnot>ootnot> is pastootnot> papootnot>ootnot> ovootnot>ootnot> boaootnot>ds. Illustootnot>atootnot>d, dootnot>signootnot>d, sootnot>t, pootnot>intootnot>d and bound by Caootnot>ol Blinn at thootnot> Waootnot>wick Pootnot>ootnot>ss, 1978.
ootnot>ong>Commootnot>nts by Caootnot>ol Blinn<ootnot>stootnot>ong>
This aootnot>ticlootnot> ootnot>iootnot>st appootnot>aootnot>ootnot>d in thootnot> Julyootnot>August 1982 issuootnot> oootnot> <ootnot>m>Amootnot>ootnot>ican Book Collootnot>ctoootnot><ootnot>ootnot>m>, pagootnot>, 45, volumootnot> 3, numbootnot>ootnot> 4, nootnot>w sootnot>ootnot>iootnot>s.<ootnot>small>