DESCRIPTION Rabbitpox Book CLIENT San Francisco Center for the Book DATE May 2009 – August 2009 DESIGN CREDITS Allison Weiner PRINT CREDITS San Francisco Center for the Book, Pam DeLuco, Katherine Case, Rhiannon Alpers, Allison Weiner, and many volunteers TYPE CREDITS Century Schoolbook metal type and Trade Gothic

QUANTITY PRODUCED 100 PRODUCTION COST $78 was spent on the box stock, all other materials were either donated or scavenged from San Francisco Center for the Book PRODUCTION TIME 8 days: 2 nights printing, and 5 days binding DIMENSIONS: WIDTH × HEIGHT × DEPTH 4 in × 4 in × 3/8 in PAGE COUNT 20 PRINT METHOD Letterpress PAPER STOCK Cover: French Paper pop-tone Interior: Mohawk superfine Box" Murillo NUMBER OF COLORS 2 spot BINDING Saddle-stitched with real rabbit fur thread and housed in a paper box

The San Francisco Center for the Book's latest Small Plates edition
Rabbitpox is set to be released today, August 28th. Written and illustrated by Allison Weiner the book, focused on the theme of anatomy, tellls the tale of rabbits as heroes and the pawns in this tale of biological warfare, which is based on a true story. But perhaps I should backtrack and give you a bit more information on the book series:

For the Small Plates series, Imprint, the Center's publishing program, invites selected artists and writers to create books of a specific size and theme for quarterly release each year. For 2009, books are 4" square and devoted to the theme of anatomy. Allison is the second artist this year to publish in this Small Plates series. This year's series will also include books by Daniel Gonzales and Emory Douglas.

A lot of love and hard work went into producing this book 100 times. Not only in the writing and illustration work, but well into the production with the use of a Vendercook Proof Press and the inclusion of hand made boxes. Wish I could join the party tonight and see how guests react to this tiny beauty.

I've been riding my bike past SF Center for the Book for years and have always wondered what was taking place behind the front door.
I'm going have to stop in just to check this exquisite book out.

Great, great project! I love seeing the old form of printing combined with a more modern sensibility.

Great illustrations! The rabbit fur stitching is a nice detail, too.