Research Catalog

Title

Portraits of presses / photographs by Ski Harrison of Fleece, Gregynog, I.M. Imprimit, Old Stile, Rampant Lions, Rocket, Tern, Whittington & CTD ; with commentaries by the printers.

Author

Harrison, Ski.

Publication

Risbury, Herefordshire : The Whittington Press, 1997.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Whittington Press, publisher.
• Fine Bindery (Firm), binder.

Description

xi, 53 pages, 70 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 28 x 30 cm

Subject

• Fleece Press
• Gregynog Press
• I.M. Imprimit (Firm)
• Old Stile Press
• Rampant Lions Press
• Rocket Press
• Tern Press
• Whittington Press
• CTD (Firm)
• Private presses > Great Britain > Pictorial works

Genre/Form

Mould-made papers (Paper) – Great Britain – 20th century.

Note

• "[An] edition of 500 copies, 350 of which are for sale, is set in 13 point Poliphilus and printed on Bugra Butten mould-made paer. The tritone plates are printed by CTD Printers on Parallux Matt Art. 27 copies are quarter-bound in leather with a portfolio of photographic prints of each press. Bound by the Fine Bindery."--Colophon.
• Includes seven examples of printers' works (some folded), tipped in. Issued in a slipcase.

Binding (note)

• Bound in publisher's quarter black cloth with decorative black paper boards; silver stamped spine; issued with slip case.

Contents

The Fleece Press / Simon Lawrence -- Gwasg Gregynog / David Esslemont -- I.M. Imprimit / Ian Mortimer -- The Old Stile Press / Nicolas McDowall -- The Rampant Lions Press / Sebastian Carter -- The Rocket Press / Jonathan Stephenson -- The Tern Press / Nicholas and Mary Parry -- The Whittington Press / John Randle -- Mind and eye at CTD / John Randle.

Call Number

Rare Books+ 20-668

ISBN

• 185428052X
• 9781854280527

LCCN

00537226

OCLC

38590915

Author

Harrison, Ski.

Title

Portraits of presses / photographs by Ski Harrison of Fleece, Gregynog, I.M. Imprimit, Old Stile, Rampant Lions, Rocket, Tern, Whittington & CTD ; with commentaries by the printers.

Imprint

Risbury, Herefordshire : The Whittington Press, 1997.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Binding

Bound in publisher's quarter black cloth with decorative black paper boards; silver stamped spine; issued with slip case. NN

Local Note

Copy in Rare Books+ 20-668 is no. 102 of 500 copies.

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Added Author

Whittington Press, publisher.

Fine Bindery (Firm), binder.

Research Call Number

Rare Books+ 20-668