Research Catalog

Title

A sampler of leaves from Plain Wrapper Press and Ex Ophidia books / compiled by Richard-Gabriel Rummonds ; with a foreword by Decherd Turner.

Author

Rummonds, Richard-Gabriel

Publication

[Alabama] : [Richard-Gabriel Rummonds], [1996]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Turner, Decherd
• Bixler, Michael
• Bixler, Winifred
• Laurens, Golda.
• Hutchinson, Bradley
• Zanella, Alessandro, 1955-2012
• Trevisani, Guido
• Jensen, Craig (Craig William), 1951-
• Plain Wrapper Press.
• Ex Ophidia (Firm)
• BookLab (Firm), binder.

Description

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color), portrait, samples; 41 cm

Subject

• Rummonds, Richard-Gabriel
• Plain Wrapper Press
• Ex Ophidia (Firm)
• Private press books > Alabama > Specimens
• Printing > Specimens
• Private presses > Specimens
• Private presses
• Private press books
• Printing
• Alabama

Genre/Form

• Monotypes.
• Specimens.
• Sample books.
• Mould-made papers.
• Typefaces (Type evidence) – Dante.
• Private press books – 1998.

Note

• Includes a checklist of books produced by Rummonds at the Plain Wrapper Press and at Ex Ophidia.
• "This edition of A Sampler of Leaves, limited to forty copies signed by the author, was composed in Monotype Dante by Michael and Winifred Bixler. Golda Laurens lettered the title. Bradley Hutchinson printed the front and back matter on Magnani mouldmade paper and the wrappers on Fabriano Ingres mouldmade paper. The signatures and sections in the sampler were printed on a variety of papers by Richard-Gabriel Rummonds and Alessandro Zanella. The frontispiece photograph was taken by Guido Trevisani. The edition was quarter bound in leather with cloth boards by Craig Jensen at BookLab"--Colophon" -- colophon.

Language (note)

• Some samples in Italian, French, Latin, Spanish.

Provenance (note)

• Inscribed: in ink, on colophon.

Binding (note)

• Quarter bound in leather with brown cloth over boards with gilt spine title; in a brown drop spine box with label pasted on cover .

Call Number

Rare Books+++ 21-560

OCLC

35264278

Author

Rummonds, Richard-Gabriel, compiler, printer, issuing body.

Title

A sampler of leaves from Plain Wrapper Press and Ex Ophidia books / compiled by Richard-Gabriel Rummonds ; with a foreword by Decherd Turner.

Publisher

[Alabama] : [Richard-Gabriel Rummonds], [1996]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Language

Some samples in Italian, French, Latin, Spanish.

Provenance

Inscribed: in ink, on colophon. NN

Binding

Quarter bound in leather with brown cloth over boards with gilt spine title; in a brown drop spine box with label pasted on cover . NN

Local Note

Copy in Rare Books+++ 21-560 is no. a copy of 40 copies.

Copy in Rare Books+++ 21-560 includes envelope with prospectus and printing samples.

Added Author

Turner, Decherd, writer of foreword.

Bixler, Michael, compositor.

Bixler, Winifred, compositor.

Laurens, Golda.

Hutchinson, Bradley, printer.

Zanella, Alessandro, 1955-2012, printer.

Trevisani, Guido, photographer (expression)

Jensen, Craig (Craig William), 1951- binder.

Plain Wrapper Press.

Ex Ophidia (Firm)

BookLab (Firm), binder.

Research Call Number

Rare Books+++ 21-560