Handmade in Cuba: Rolando Estévez and the Beautiful Books of Ediciones Vigía
Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press, 2020.
First edition. 178 pp. + 56 pp. (illustrations), 6.25 x 9.25 inches. Printed paper over boards, without dust-jacket, as issued. Illustrated with 23 black-and-white figures in the text, and 62 color photographs. With an introduction by Ruth Behar, and contributions by Gwendolyn Díaz, Erin Finzer, Kim Larson, William Luis, Nancy Morejón, Carina Pino Santos Navarro, and Elzbieta Sklodowska. New. Item #4756
ISBN: 9781683401520
Rolando Estevez Jordan (1953-2023), Cuban poet, book artist, and set designer, cofounded the publishing collective Ediciones Vigia in 1985. By the time he left in 2014 to start Ediciones El Fortin, the press had produced more than 500 books -- and is still going strong another ten years later. Handmade in Cuba is the first book devoted to the history and output of this singular publishing phenomenon.
Price: $45.00