The New Art of Making Books

Ulises Carrión’s essay on bookmaking, in English and Spanish, bound inside a bag. Bag is 10 in long x 8 in high. Choose Orange or Blue.

Featured by Printed Matter, Oct 2026

A bilingual edition of El Arte Nuevo de Hacer Libros, the influential essay by artist and writer Ulises Carrión. First published in 1975, Carrión’s text redefined what a book could be—not just a container of words, but a space for structure, sequence, and meaning beyond narrative.

This edition is both a tribute and a challenge. Carrión famously said that a book is not a bag of words, so we decided to put that to the test—literally—by binding our edition inside a bag. It’s a playful contradiction, an object you can carry, read, and reflect on, all at once.

Carrión’s radical vision continues to inspire Errant Press and countless book artists around the world. With this edition, we honor that legacy while reimagining the form of the book itself.

Bag is 10 inch long x 8 inch height

Ships from Portland, Oregon in 1–3 business days. We ship internationally. Returns: 30 days.

This book is also in the Errant Press Bestsellers Bundle, with Matchbook and Borges’ Oracle. $60 instead of $70.