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Type specimens of Caliban Press : on the occasion of its sixth anniversary.

Title
Type specimens of Caliban Press : on the occasion of its sixth anniversary.
Author
McMurray, Mark.
Publication
Montclair, N.J. : Caliban Press, 1991.

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TextRestricted use *KP+ (Caliban, Montclair) 91-435Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Caliban Press.
Description
52, [23] p., [1] p. of plates : ill.; 32 cm.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Type specimens.
Note
  • Sample pages from 4 previously published Caliban Press books included in [23] p. at end.
  • Pages 11-13 and plate on folded leaf. Pages 20-21 on recto of folded leaf (verso blank; not counted in collation), followed by p. "21a." Pages 37-38 and 47-48 on double leaves. Page 44 mounted.
  • Illustrated with various type flowers, printer's ornaments, etc., including woodcut pointing hand (plate); ill. on p. 39, by Alison Seiffer, is reprinted from: Andrea rescued / by Harry Kondoleon (1987). Some pages hand-sprinkled or spattered by the author.
  • Issued in grayish pink paper covers over stiff cream paper; non-adhesive binding structure, attached to the signatures with exposed stitches. Paper is hand-spattered on outside surfaces.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 52.
Call Number
*KP+ (Caliban, Montclair) 91-435
OCLC
  • 25656751
  • NYPG91-B83677
Author
McMurray, Mark.
Title
Type specimens of Caliban Press : on the occasion of its sixth anniversary.
Imprint
Montclair, N.J. : Caliban Press, 1991.
Bibliography
Bibliography: p. 52.
Local Note
No. 17 of 100 copies printed in black and red on 8 handmade, mouldmade and machine-made papers of various colors; signed by the author/printer/binder, Mark McMurray.
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Caliban Press.
Research Call Number
*KP+ (Caliban, Montclair) 91-435
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