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45 wood-engravers – WHITTINGTON PRESS
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Lawernce, Simon WHITTINGTON PRESS
45 wood-engravers (Forty-five Wood-engravers); With an Introduction by John Lawrence.
Yorkshire, UK: Simon Lawrence printed by The Whittington Press, 1982.
First, Limited Edition.
Imperial 8vo; 10 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches (265 x 190 mm); 12 pp. text set in Caslon type, printed in Whittington red and black; and 48 engravings by different artists printed from original wood blocks on Zerkall mould-made paper by John and Rosalind Randle and Miriam Macgregor. Quarter binding in green buckram, Whittington marbled paper boards by Smith Settle & Co., gilt rules and gilt title on spine; headbands, top edge stained green, rest untrimmed; green endpapers and matching slipcase, as issued, a little faded. Inside pages bright and clean, binding square.
Copy no. 315 of 350, numbered and signed in ink on colophon page by Simon Lawrence and dated 24.10.82
[Butcher A2].
An elegantly printed and bound collection of exquisite and strong wood engravings by contemporary artists, including Howard Phipps, Enid Marx, Pamela Hughes, Rachel Reckitt, Douglas Percy Bliss and Margaret Wells.
Condition: Fine / Slipcase: Near fine
- Dimensions:Height: 10.44 in (26.5 cm)Width: 7.49 in (19 cm)Depth: 0.6 in (1.5 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1982
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Middletown, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: BH8571stDibs: LU8340241452562
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