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About Us

Frankfurt Book Fair 2010 Hall 5.1 Stand C 901 The publishing house AHORA, Editions for Bibliophiles and Artists´ Books was set up in the year 2001 in Murcia (Spain). Up to now, the house has published 15 large format books, 44 x 32 x 4.5 cm, a print run of 295 copies, which include serigraphy and original photographs signed by the artists.

The publishing house has received three National Awards for the best published book in bibliophily from the Ministry of Culture, which include the First Prize in the years 2003 and 2004, and the Third Prize in 2006. In addition, they were given the Gold Medal by AMUCA in 2005. Finally, in the years 2008 – 2009 they were awarded the First National Award for Art Publication “José Lázaro Galdiano”.

The following authors, among others, have written texts, poems or prefaces in the published books: Juan Marsé, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Francisco Brines, Luis Alberto de Cuenca, Pere Gimferrer, Arnau Puig, Isidoro Valcárcel Medina, Francisco Calvo Serraller, Félix Duque, Sabrina van der Ley, Ángel Pina, Mieke Bal, and Arnau Puig, as well as the classics such as: Dante Alighieri, Rey Salomón, Honoré de Balzac, Carmen Conde and Mary Shelley.

Isidoro Valcárcel Medina, Santiago Ydáñez, Javier Pérez, Alberto Corazón, Ouka Leele, Cristóbal Gabarrón, Eduardo Úrculo, Nicolás de Maya, Manolo Belzunce, Antonio Martínez Mengua and Sergio Belinchón, among others, have created serigraphs and taken original photographs for several books.

They have participated in numerous art and book fairs, such as LIBER INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR in Madrid and Barcelona, ARCO Madrid, other book fairs in Murcia and Cartagena, VALENCIA-ART and ENCONTRO-EDICIÓN in Pontevedra.

They have also participated in various international book fairs, such as the International Book Fair in Frankfurt (Germany), book fairs in Madrid (Spain), London (Great Britain) and Guadalajara (Mexico), where they presented their awarded books at the official stands of the Spanish Ministry of Culture.

AHORA, Editions for Bibliophiles and Artists´ Books

www.ahoraedicionesdebibliofilia.com

angel.pina.ruiz@gmail.com Ángel Pina Ruiz

Telf. Fax . +34 968 35 20 48 Móvil +34 616 01 56 97

Books

  • “THE TEAR DRINKER”, text by Miguel Ángel Hernández-Navarro, which includes 20 original serigraphs by Javier Pérez, hand signed in pencil by the artist and numbered by the editor. Prologue by Mieke Bal.
    Size: 44 x 32 x 5 cm, and 136 pages
    A bilingual edition: English – Spanish. Published in the year 2008.
    National Award LÁZARO GALDIANO 2008-2009 for the Best Art Publication, founded by the Regional Government of Navarra, Spain.


  • "INVALIDEN1", texts by SABRINA VAN DER LEY , Sergio Rubira, Katja Albers, Miren Jaio, Juan Botella and Fernando Castro Flórez, with a presentation by Ángel Pina. The book includes a total of 20 works, twelve original photographs and eight original serigraphs, all of which are hand signed by the artists Sergio Belinchón, Rui Calçada Bastos, Paul Ekaitz, Antonio Mesones y Santiago Ydáñez, and numbered by the editor.
    Size:     44 x 32 x 4.5 cm, and 108 pages.
    A bilingual edition: English – Spanish. Published in the year 2007.


  • " CARMEN CONDE, 20 ARTISTS 80 POEMS ", anthology of poems by Carmen Conde which includes 20 original serigraphs by 20 artists hand signed in pencil and numbered by the editor. Prologues by Ángel Pina Ruiz y Francisco Javier Díez de Revenga.
    Size: 44 x 32 x 4.5 cm, and 136 pages
    Published in the year     2007.


  • "FRANKENSTEIN" , by Mary Shelley, includes 27 original serigraphs by Santiago Ydáñez, hand signed in pencil by the artist and numbers by the editor. Prologues by Félix Duque y Manuel Barrios.
    Size: 44 x 32 x 5.5 cm, and 182 pages.
    Published in the year 2006.


  • “THE SONG OF SONGS” by the King Solomon. Includes 21 drawings incorporated in the text and 21 original serigraphs by Ouka Leele, hand signed in pencil by the artist and numbered by the editor. Prologue by Luis Alberto de Cuenca.
    Size: 44 x 32 x 5.5 cm, and 190 pages.
    Published in the year     2002.
    The publication was granted     The First National Award 2003 from the Spanish Ministry of Culture for the best published book in bibliophily in the year 2002.



  • " LA ILUMINADA ROSA NEGRA (“The illuminated black rose“)" A collection of poems consisting of 40 poems, 4 of which are previously unpublished, by Francisco Brines. Prologue by Carlos Marzal. It includes 20 original serigraphs by Antonio Martínez Mengual, hand signed in pencil by the artista and numbered by the editor.
    Size: 44 x 32 x 4.5 cm, and 136 pages.
    Published in the year     2003.
    The publication was granted The First National Award 2004 from the Spanish Ministry of Culture for the best published book in bibliophily in the year 2003.


  • "DETECTIVES`STORY", by Juan Marsé. Includes 20 original serigraphs by Nicolás de Maya, hand signed in pencil by the artist and numbered by the editor. Prologue by: Pere Gimferrer.
    Size: 44 x 32 x 4.5 cm, and 136 pages.
    A bilingual edition: English – Spanish. Published in the year 2005.
    The Third National Award 2006, granted by the Spanish Ministry of Culture, for the best published book in bibliophily in the year 2005.
  • "BLUE EYES", by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Contains 20 original serigraphs by Cristóbal Gabarrón, hand signed in pencil by the artista and numbered by the editor. Prologue by Luis Alberto de Cuenca.
    Size: 44 x 32 x 5 cm, and 156 pages.
    A trilingual edition: Spanish – English – French. Published in the year 2006.


  • "THE DIVINE COMEDY" by Dante Alighieri contains 82 drawings incorporated in the text and 18 original serigraphs by Manolo Belzunce, hand signed in pencil and numbered by the artist. Prologue by Arnau Puig.
    Size:     44 x 32 x 5.5 cm, and 220 pagess.
    Published in the year     2001.


  • "FLORALEZA", by Ouka Leele, with 20 poems by the artist and 20 original serigraphs hand signed in pencil by her and numbered by the editor. Prologue by Francisco Calvo Serraller.
    Size: 44 x 32 x 4.5 cm, and 140 pages.
    A bilingual edition: English – Spanish. Published in the year 2004.



  • "UNKNOWN MASTERPIECE", by Honoré de Balzac contains 11 original serigraphs by Manolo Belzunce, hand signed in pencil by the artist and numbered by the editor. Prologue by: Fernando Castro Flórez.
    Size: 44 x 32 x 3.5 cm, and 86 pages.
    Published in the year     2003.

  • "EL PUENTE DE LA ESPADA (The Sword Bridge)", a collection of previously unpublished poems by Luis Alberto de Cuenca. It contains 6 original serigraphs by Eduardo Úrculo, hand signed in pencil by the artist and numbered by the editor. Prologue by: Arturo Pérez-Reverte.
    Size: 44 x 32 x 3.5 cm, and 80 pages.
    Published in the year     2002.


  • "MYTHOLOGY-MURCIA" by various authors and including texts by Carlos Valcárcel, Andrés Peláez, Ángel Pina y Germán Ramallo. It contains 24 original serigraphs by Vicente Ruiz, Ignacio García, Antonio Martínez Mengual, Manuel Barnuevo, Muher y Manolo Belzunce, each of them hand signed in pencil and numbered by the artists.
    Size:     44 x 32 x 5.5 cm, and 172 pages.
    Published in the year 2001.