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Artist based in Manchester and Leeds Nutsandboltspublishing.com

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A small selection of drawings on endpapers.

07.03.2026 13:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dog ear bunting (dog ears and bookbinding thread)

05.03.2026 10:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A drawing on an endpaper.

25.02.2026 13:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Clouds clouds Clouds

Clouds clouds

Clods Clods Clods Clods

21.02.2026 20:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A black & white image, of a small selection, of black pages from various editions of Tristram Shandy.

21.02.2026 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 38 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Overwritten words. A drawing on an endpaper.

20.02.2026 12:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Drawing on isometric graph paper.

20.02.2026 10:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A drawing on hotel paper based on a simple printer's orament found in an 18th century Methodist pamphlet.

18.02.2026 12:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A dog ear found in The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman. 19, ace, 21.

17.02.2026 11:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Call for papers!

INSCRIPTION 7 (out 2027) will be all about BLANKS. It will be (as ever) a BEAUTIFUL and MAXIMAL object.

Send us your ideas!

Historical / theoretical / creative / creative-critical -- or some strange blend.

First step: 400-word proposal + brief CV by 1 April 2026.

CFP attached.

14.02.2026 09:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 22 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A found composition. From the pages of a 19th century Methodist book.

09.02.2026 18:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

With pens and pencils.

08.02.2026 21:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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98/99. Found in a copy of 'For A New Novel : essays on fiction' by Robbe-Grillet.

08.02.2026 15:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A study for a concertina structure on isometric graph paper.

02.02.2026 18:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A drawing made with abandoned pens and pencils, found on the shelves of libraries in and around Manchester.

28.01.2026 17:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 51 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A drawing on an endpaper using annotations found in a library copy of Russian Constructivism by Christina Lodder.

23.01.2026 18:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Parentheses drawing (number 15)

18.01.2026 17:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 39 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A remixed Bridget Riley collage using pages from Studio International (July-August 1971)

11.01.2026 18:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A drawing on an endpaper using pencils found on the shelves of libraries.

08.01.2026 12:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ordered index cards.

04.01.2026 12:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

C D F G H I J K L M O P Q R U V W X Y Z

Absent letters.

03.01.2026 10:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My mistake!

03.01.2026 10:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ink Splash / splat. An example from a collection of ink stains in the sea found on maps in various libraries.

27.12.2025 20:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 48 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A book page, white on white (after Malevich)

22.12.2025 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Suggestive of. Spot on.

10.12.2025 07:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A drawing on an endpaper using a pen found on a library shelf.

08.12.2025 15:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 38 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rubbings of book covers

06.12.2025 20:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Repeat Pattern. A new limited edition N&B pamphlet.
Now available to purchase, ยฃ6 including p&p. Four colour riso printed cover with digital printed inner pages. See link below.

nutsandboltspublishing.com/repeat-patte...

21.11.2025 15:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A drawing on an endpaper made with a pencil found on a library shelf.

20.11.2025 14:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 36 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That makes sense. I see these oily impressions quite a lot in 19th century books.

17.11.2025 14:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0