Title from box. Edition limited to 100 copies signed and numbered by Happersett, Faust, and Smith. "[A] single surface Moebius strip folded to reveal two distinct chiaroscuro faces"--Certificate of authenticity. "Letterpress, metal types handset by Dikko Faust directed by Prof. Esther K. Smith"--Certificate of authenticity. "3-D object of one paper Möbius strip in box (15 x 7 x 7 cm). Strip of stiff brown paper with black markings on one side and white markings on the other, creased into accordion folds and glued together at the ends to form a Möbius strip. Features black markings on one side and white markings on the other side of a brown strip, with 13 markings, or strokes, per grid square. A Möbius strip, or band, is the one-sided surface that results from joining together the two ends of a long strip of paper after twisting one end 180 degrees. The new version of Happersett's Möbius accordion features black markings on one side and white markings on the other side of a brown strip, with 13 markings, or strokes, per box. A novel twist on the Möbius strip which Happersett describes as a Möbius accordion. Each unfolded copy comes with a droll certificate of authenticity along with assembly instructions and the mandatory warning that the product is a mind boggling 'Möbius device'--Vamp & Tramp Booksellers' website, viewed on August 6, 2014. Both sheets are stored in a slip-case rectangular black and white box with silver design, title, number, publication information, copyright date and signatures.
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University of Puget Sound Collins Library, Archives & Special Collections
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English
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