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Portraits of presses

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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Additional Authors
  • Whittington Press, publisher.
  • Fine Bindery (Firm), binder.
Description
xi, 53 pages, 70 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 28 x 30 cm
Subjects
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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Whittington Press, publisher.
Fine Bindery (Firm), binder.
Research Call Number
Rare Books+ 20-668
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