Altered Books

It's a hard call -- is it ok to write in a book? dog-ear the pages? even worse, alter them  beyond readable recognition? Here are some examples of books in the 'altered' genre. 

Literary Landscapes: Carved Books by Guy Laramee

Topographic Tomes, More Carved Books by Guy Laramee

Gripping Book Art: 31 Sculptures Worth Reading About 

Thomas Allen 

Alex Queral

The Mind Blowing Book Carvings of Alexander Korzer Robinson

Skulls Carved out of Books Maskull Laserre
Incarnate Three Degrees of Certainty

Artist Cuts Encyclopedias to Create Storybook Art

Brian Dettmer

Su Blackwell