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The sphere of rocks and water : original text and prints

Title
The sphere of rocks and water : original text and prints / by J.G. Lubbock.
Author
Lubbock, J. G. (Joseph Guy)
Publication
  • London : Bertram Rota, [1983]
  • Cambridge [England] : Rampant Lions Press
  • ©1983

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TextRestricted use Rare Books++ 21-546Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Carter, Will, 1912-2001
  • Percival, George
  • Rampant Lions Press, printer.
  • Bertram Rota Ltd., publisher.
Description
50 pages : color illustrations; 40 cm
Summary
A short philosophical text with six double-page and four single-page coloured illustrattions by the author. The plates are hand-printed by the artist, employing the wide range of techniques demonstrates in his earlier books" -- publisher's description.
Subject
  • Rocks > Pictorial works
  • Water > Pictorial works
  • Rocks
  • Water
  • Earth (Planet)
Genre/Form
  • Artists' books – England – London – 1983.
  • Privately published books – England – London – 1983.
  • Pictorial works.
Note
  • "The prints are hand-made from copperplates worked by engraving, etching and aquatint. The colours are printed in intaglio and relief, and additional colour is applied to some pages by hand. The typography and printing of the text is by Will Carter at the Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge. The edition is hand-bound by George Percival at Leicester and is limited to 80 copies -- colophon.
Binding (note)
  • Copy in Rare Books++ 21-546 bound in publisher's half blue morocco and blue cloth sides; top edges gilt and trimmed, other edges deckled; issued with slipcase.
Call Number
Rare Books++ 21-546
LCCN
84174382
OCLC
11814686
Author
Lubbock, J. G. (Joseph Guy), artist, author.
Title
The sphere of rocks and water : original text and prints / by J.G. Lubbock.
Publisher
London : Bertram Rota, [1983]
Manufacturer
Cambridge [England] : Rampant Lions Press
Copyright Date
©1983
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Binding
Copy in Rare Books++ 21-546 bound in publisher's half blue morocco and blue cloth sides; top edges gilt and trimmed, other edges deckled; issued with slipcase. NN
Local Note
Copy in Rare Books++ 21-546 is no. 10 of 80 copies, signed by the author/artist on the colophon.
Added Author
Carter, Will, 1912-2001, printer.
Percival, George, binder.
Rampant Lions Press, printer.
Bertram Rota Ltd., publisher.
Research Call Number
Rare Books++ 21-546
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