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British private press prospectuses, 1891-2001

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KP+ (Whittington) 05-143	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description

xii, 147 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., facsims., samples; 29 cm. +

Subjects

Genre/Form

Typefaces (Type evidence) – Poliphilus.

Note

"This edition of 350 copies is set in 13-point Poliphilus and printed at Whittington on Zerkall mould-made paper in an edition of 350 copies. The plates are printed by Premiere Press. 40 copies (i-xl) are bound in full Oasis leather with endpapers marbled by Christopher Rowlatt, with a separate portfolio of original prospectuses; 50 copies (I-L) are half-bound in Oasis leather with a selection of original prospectuses; and 260 copies (1-260) are half-bound in buckram. All the copies contain three facsimile prospectuses in the back board. Bound by the Fine Bindery, Wellingborough. April 2001"--Colophon.
Illustrations include 6 tipped-in prospectuses (4 originals and 2 reprinted in 2001).
Three facsimile prospectuses in pocket mounted on back board.

Bibliography (note)

Binding (note)

Binding: Publisher's half ochre buckram and patterned paper boards. Issued in reddish brown paper-covered and ochre cloth slipcase.

Call Number

*KP+ (Whittington) 05-143

ISBN

1854280481

OCLC

48054606

Author

Butcher, David, 1945-

Title

British private press prospectuses, 1891-2001 / by David Butcher.

Imprint

Risbury, Herefordshire : Whittington Press, 2001.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-139) and index.

Local Note

NYPL copy is no. 116.

Binding

Binding: Publisher's half ochre buckram and patterned paper boards. Issued in reddish brown paper-covered and ochre cloth slipcase.

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Whittington Press. Printer

Premiere Press, printer of plates.

Fine Bindery (Firm) Binder

Research Call Number

*KP+ (Whittington) 05-143