Stethoscope

This elegant book by Kay Bradner is an edition varie of 20. Each cover is a unique painting while the images in the book were printed by Kay Bradner and the text was set and printed by Eric Holub at Hillside Press in SF. The covers range in colors and include orange, blue, green and golden.

The dedication: "in gratitude to all the doctors and nurses who have helped me and those I love."

The text reads

Like two tin cans and a string
a stethoscope is a simple device.
A vibrating membrane
held by a steady hand.
inside world funneled
to attentive ears.
Echoing the days when Doctors
pressed their ears to the chest.

The oldest medicine is the closeness of a trusted soul.

$950