CAIRNS, Phyllis

Westport, CT: Pembroke Press, 1985-86. 4 vols. Respectively [38], [36], [28], and [8]pp; illus. Saddle-sewn in wraps. Light bump to lower forecorners of Synthetic and Dreams, else fine. Housed in the original stiff card mailer, from which the address label has been removed. With a folded two-page TLS from Cairns, dated November 14, 1986. A grouping of four artist's books by Phyllis Cairns, each with its own coherent theme informed by feminist perspective, and making clever and sophisticated use of the photocopier as mode of production. Synthetic Fabric (1985) presents photocopies of lacy undergarments, with the title phrase repeated throughout along with a text recounting a mother's advice to always wear nice underwear "in case of an accident." You Tell Me Your Dream (1985; signed and dated) collages together images of food and found text from recipes, with the title phrase insistently reappearing throughout. Scrapbook (1986; signed and numbered 49/140) presents a stylized interrogatio