San Francisco: Pacific Editions, 2005. Limited edition. Hardcover in slipcase. 4to. Concertina binding assembled using original USGS maps with cover wrapped in reproduction of a 1911 map of Bogota. Slipcase covered in wood-grained paper suggestive of a map cabinet with a metal title label holder. Laid in a corrugated sleeve. Illustrated with images by Charles Hobson, including hand gestures of a map maker at work reproduced as digital prints on transparent film. One of 48 copies signed by the author and artist (#19). Laid in is the prospectus for the project and 1pp. printed offering "Some suggestions for looking at The Mappist" by Hobson. Fine / Fine slipcase. Item #12698

Reprints Lopez's short story about his narrator's life long quest to find a reclusive master mapmaker. A stunning production.