Matrix 8: A Review for printers and Bibliophiles (Winter 1988)
by Randle, John and Rosalind Randle (editors); [Whittington Press]
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Manor Farm, Gloucestershire: Whittington Press, 1988. Stiff printed paper wrappers in mylar protected jacket. SIGNED by John and Rosalind Randle on copyright page. 191 pages; illustrated. One of 900 copies set in 12-point Monotype Caslon and printed at the Whittington Press on Sommerville Laid and Zerkall Halbmatt papers. Colour plates and half-tones are printed at the Senecio Press. Wood-engravings are printed from the wood, and the line blocks are made by Keene Engraving. This being one of 800 copies bound in pattern paper designed by Vance Gerry. Articles include Paractical Watercolour Stencilling of Illustrations by Vance Gerry; Pochoir at Curwen by David Butcher; Marbling as Book Illustration by Robin Heyeck; Chinese Decorated Papers by Tanya Schmoller; Golria Stuart: Cinderella at the Type Case by Ward Ritchie, and many others A clean, tight copy of arguably the finest periodical of the book arts of the twentieth century Size: Small Quarto. Signed. Limited First Edition.. Wraps. Near Fine/Near Fine. Private Press.
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- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002084
- Title
- Matrix 8: A Review for printers and Bibliophiles (Winter 1988)
- Author
- Randle, John and Rosalind Randle (editors); [Whittington Press]
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Limited First Edition.
- Publisher
- Whittington Press
- Place of Publication
- Manor Farm, Gloucestershire
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- BOOKS ON BOOKS, BOOK ARTS
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- Quarto
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