L'Histoire D'Un Tournesol

Mill Valley, CA: Sunflower Press, 1992.
12mo. 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches. 29 unpaginated leaves. Orange illustrated sunflower frontispiece, hand-stenciled and painted illustrations throughout, 4-page bifold "Addendum" in a pocket bound into the rear pastedown; text clean, unmarked. Patterned cloth with printed paper label on front cover, orange printed endpapers with sunflower pattern, pocket in rear end-paper labeled "Addendum" inside of which is a bifold "How could I forget?" which lists 2 additional Sunflower Press books and further reflections on Carol Cunningham's career as a printer; binding square and tight; minor shelf/use wear. SIGNED by Carol Cunningham (truncated) on colophon. BKO924–001. Fine.
LIMITED EDITION of 50 total copies, 20 on Mohawk paper and 30 on Frankfurt paper; this is copy 21 on Frankfurt paper. A bibliography of Sunflower Press's publications from 1960 to 1992, sorted by year with hand-colored and printed illustrations on almost every opening. Carol Cunningham was a pioneer in women's book arts and most famous for her miniature books. Cunningham was honored by The Book Club of California for her work and efforts in developing the annual Fine Print Fair in San Francisco. The bibliography beautifully captures the history of both a press and one of California's most significant 20th-century female printers and book artists.
10 copies OCLC. (Inventory #: BKO924–001)