Boom, Irma. SHV 1896-1996

Irma Boom / Johan Pijnappel, voor de Steenkolen Handelsvereniging, 1996. 2136 unpaginated pages. 11 cm thick and 3.5 kilos in weight, with 8 bookmarks. Anniversary edition in English, which caused a stir at its release. A technically advanced work of art combining laser printing, perforations, complex grids, etc. Edition of 3500 copies. Binding foxed, interior in fine condition.

*For the duration of three months, Drukkerij Rosbeek halted all other work in order to be able to print this work, with production costs eventually amounting to ± 1.3 million euros. The paper on which this book has been printed was specifically prepared to survive for centuries. One of the many highlights of the object is a field of tulips, printed on the edge of the block, which upon leaving through the book changes into the poem "De Bolero van Ravel" by Gerrit Achterberg.