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Toronto: Roger Ascham Press, 1986. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. Wood engravings by Oswald Turner. Quarter red goatskin over dyed linen boards. Designed, hand-printed and bound by George McDonagh. Edition of 120 numbered copies, this copy number 19. As new, fine in a light coloured linen slipcase.
MANIPULATIONS ON GREEK THEMES: poems. Wood engravings by Oswald Turner by GUSTAFSON, Ralph - 1986
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MANIPULATIONS ON GREEK THEMES: poems. Wood engravings by Oswald Turner
by GUSTAFSON, Ralph
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Toronto: Roger Ascham Press. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919038042 . Orange quarter morocco and orange and white batik illustrated cloth, brown endpapers and fly leaves, colour decorations. pp (12), (97). #43 of 120 numbered copies. A fine copy, lacking the slipcase."This book is printed by letter-press on damp hand made paper from Ferdinando Amatruda's Mill in Amalfi Italy. Wood engravings are hand cut on box wood and printed from the original blocks. The type face is Bruce Rogers' Centaur, handset for optical even spacing; The text is 12 on 15 points. The poem titles in 14 pt Arrighi Italic. Endpapers are Swedish Ingres, The binding is Oasis Goatskin with linen batik by Muriel McDonagh using traditional Greek motifs. Design, hand-printing and binding by George McDonagh."; Narrow quarto .
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- ISBN 10 0919038042
- ISBN 13 9780919038042
- Publisher Roger Ascham Press
- Place of Publication Toronto
- Date Published 1986
- Keywords 0919038042
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Toronto: Roger Ascham Press, 1986. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Wood engravings by Oswald Turner. Quarter green goatskin over dyed linen boards. Designed, hand-printed and bound by George McDonagh. Edition of 120 numbered copies, this copy number 129. As new, fine in a light coloured linen slipcase.
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Toronto: Roger Ascham Press, 1986. Limited Edition. Cloth Over Boards. Very Good +. Oswald Turner. Large 8 Vo. Decorative cloth over tan leather with gilt lettering to spine. Housed in a cream buckram clamshell case with brown gilt leather title to front board. #10 of 120 copies. With 14 wood engravings by Oswald Turner. Laid into the case in a collection of ephemera concerning the publication of the book: correspondence between Gustafson and the publisher, publication catalogue prospectus, prints of the individual wood cuts, 2 photos and correspondence from Library and Archives Canada concerning copyright. A stunning production.
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