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Research Quarterly: April 2010 not yet pictured Contents include: an invitation to participate in the Reference Collection, along with the necessary forms to participate, a hand-sewn book to accompany members on their bibliographic endeavors, and the first installment of reference reports. As you no doubt have come to expect, all items are tucked safely into a letterpress printed envelope.
Practice Quarterly: June 2009 Contents include: an invitation to participate in the Festival to Plead for Skills, printed on a vintage paper flyspeck target; a fully functional Practice Handwriting sentence strip; the leaflet 39 Kinds of Work, designed, handset, and printed letterpress by its author; a set of Practice Gratitude cards to be distributed to helpful persons; and A Quality Product Made in America sticker; all tucked safely into a letterpress printed envelope.
Inaugural Quarterly: January 2009 Contents include: two leaflets, The DIY Ethic & the Craft of Developing Self and What is craft & why does it matter?, each designed, typeset and letterpress printed by their authors; The Only Freedom / is Freedom From Want letterpress and laser printed reversible poster; 1 Made in USA sticker, not an ILSSA production but one we know you will love; all tucked safely into a letterpress printed envelope.
ILSSA Members & Boosters automatically receive the Quarterly, unless they opt for the Biennial (see below!). You may also buy individual ILSSA RI publications from many fine retailers: Half Letter Press, Printed Matter, Reading Frenzy, Quimby's, Asheville BookWorks, & Buy Booklyn.
Do you think you might find it difficult to keep track of loose ephemera mailed throughout the year? You may opt to join ILSSA as a Member or Booster for $50 and receive the ILSSA Biennial instead of the Quarterly. One mailing, once every two years, of all ILSSA Research Institute production, housed in a special custom handmade phase box. To pre-order the 2011 edition (years 09-10), please email operatoratimpractical-labor.org.
Now in development: an ever-growing, collaboratively generated annotated bibliography of ILSSA-relevant reference materials. Members and Boosters received the first installment and an invitation to participate in the spring 2010 Quarterly.