KUBOTA, Nonuo. Phonic Slices. Toronto: Coach House Books, 2001. First Edition. Wrappers. 390x287mm. np [16 pages]. Almost Fine

A few trace scuffs to the front cover and ver slight wear to the spine because of the tall shape of the book. Nobuo Kubota's book-work Phonic Slices is one manifestation of a much larger project. Kubota began by randomly gluing wooden letters into a large sculptural work that he calls a 'phonic loaf.' He then sawed the loaf into slices, which yielded a sequence of sculptures that act as visual poems and sound scores for public performance. Next, Kubota made charcoal and graphite rubbings of the individual slices. A selection of these rubbings, along with treated scans of the original slices, make up the content of this book.