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Surreal times : the abstract engravings and wartime letters of John Buckland Wright

Title
Surreal times : the abstract engravings and wartime letters of John Buckland Wright / introduced by Christopher Buckland Wright.
Author
Buckland Wright, John, 1897-1954
Publication
  • Huddersfield, West Yorkshire : Fleece Press, 2000.
  • ©1999

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TextRestricted use Rare Books+ 21-518Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Buckland Wright, Christopher
  • Sanderson, Peter J.
  • Fleece Press, printer, publisher.
  • Cartiere Enrico Magnani, papermaker.
  • Whittington Press, compositor.
  • Smith Settle (Firm), binder.
Description
87 pages : illustrations (some color); 35 cm
Alternative Title
Abstract engravings and wartime letters of John Buckland Wright
Subject
  • Buckland Wright, John, 1897-1954
  • Buckland Wright, John, 1897-1954 > Correspondence
  • Engraving
  • Art, Abstract
  • Women in art
Genre/Form
  • Personal correspondence.
  • Decorated papers (Binding) – England – Otley – 21st century.
  • Illustrated works – England – Huddersfield.
  • Typefaces (Type evidence) – Van Dijck.
  • Private press books (Publishing) – England – Huddersfield – 2000.
  • Artists' books – England – Huddersfield – 2000.
  • Privately published books (Publishing) – England – Huddersfield – 2000.
  • Correspondence.
Note
  • Some mounted illustrations.
  • "This book is the third in a series of four which we are compiling on the wood engravings of John Buckland Wright. The series has not been designed in any formal way to represent a set"-- preface.
  • "There are 266 copies of this book, printed on a special making of Magnani mould-made paper. Six, lettered A to F, include an additional set of the engravings printed on gampi vellum. 44 copies are numbered 1 to 44; both versions are signed by Christopher Buckland Wright. They are bound in quarter vellum and patterned paper designed by John Buckland Wright, and include a print from a copper engraving Nymphe Surprise No. II ... printed by Anthony Dyson at his Black Star Press. 210 copies are bound in quarter cloth, and all copies are housed in a slipcase. The type, the incomparably elegant Van Dijck, was set by Peter J. Sanderson at Whittington, and the plates were printed in Sheffield by J.W. Northend. Bound by Smith Settle in Otley" -- colophon.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-87).
Binding (note)
  • Bound in publisher's quarter binding of orchre cloth and decorated paper over boards; issued with slipcase.
Call Number
Rare Books+ 21-518
ISBN
  • 0948375620
  • 9780948375620
  • 0948375612
  • 9780948375613
  • 0948375639
  • 9780948375637
OCLC
43964437
Author
Buckland Wright, John, 1897-1954, printer, wood-engraver.
Title
Surreal times : the abstract engravings and wartime letters of John Buckland Wright / introduced by Christopher Buckland Wright.
Publisher
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire : Fleece Press, 2000.
Copyright Date
©1999
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-87).
Binding
Bound in publisher's quarter binding of orchre cloth and decorated paper over boards; issued with slipcase. NN
Local Note
Copy in Rare Books+ 21-518 unnumbered.
Added Author
Buckland Wright, Christopher, writer of introduction.
Sanderson, Peter J., compositor.
Fleece Press, printer, publisher.
Cartiere Enrico Magnani, papermaker.
Whittington Press, compositor.
Smith Settle (Firm), binder.
Research Call Number
Rare Books+ 21-518
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