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Stiff wraps. Condizione: Fine. Catalog with full descriptions of 7 frontlist books, and a checklist of 7 backlist books still available, from The Whittington Press of John and Rosalind Randle, Gloucestershire, England. Includes 6 bold, monochrome woodcuts and wood engravings from the frontlist books. Prospectus for another title and order form. Lengthy prefatory material about their time spent on Matrix, time away from the press, their new Heidelberg cylinder press, and their American tour. Unpaginaged, 12 pp printed letterpress on laid paper. Sewn into stiff, mould made, gray wraps illustrated with a wood engraving. Clean and about Fine. ; Wood engraving; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 12 pages.…

Condizione: Fine. limited to 400 numbered copies, signed by Enid Bagnold; 112 pp., hardcover, fine in a very good slipcase. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 14pp containing details of eleven publications and number of wood-engravings illustrations. Thread bound light brown covers with illustration by Miriam Macgregor from Song of the Scythe on front cover. Slight shelf wear to lower cover corners. Otherwise in fine unread condition. Will adjust overseas shipping costs to reflect weight and size of this booklet. Miriam Macgregor (illustratore).…

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8pp thread bound catalogue with brown thin card covers incorporating an Order Form at rear panel. Wood engraving illustration on front cover by Miriam Macgregor and others printed sepia on inside pages. Printed on cream laid paper. Untrimmed lower page edges and fore edge. Appears unread. Miriam Macgregor (illustratore).…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8pp book list, thread bound within brown thin card covers. Black lettering and a brown illustration by Hellmuth Weissenborn on front cover. Rear fold-in panel Order Form. Crease to cover corner, otherwise in fine condiiton. Four publications are detailed on inside cream pages, three of them illustrated with floral engravings. 1. St Dominic's Press: a Bibliography (which is further promoted by an enclosed A4 size leaflet dated Autumn 1994). 2. The Whittington Press: a Bibliography 1982-1993. 3. Britten's Aldeburgh. 4. Matrix 14. This Book List was printed to accompany an exhibition of the Press's books at the Grolier Club in New York and at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, Los Angeles. Hellmuth Weissenborn; David Jones; Miriam Macgregor (illustratore).…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8pp thread bound catalogue with brown thin card covers incorporating an Order Form at rear panel. Wood engraving illustration on front cover by John O'Connor and others on inside pages. Printed on cream laid paper. Untrimmed lower page edges. Crease to top of spine. Fine inside pages. Appears unread. Laid in is a promotional leaflet - for The Cherub Press. John O'Connor (illustratore).…

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Orders shipped daily from the UK. Professional seller.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 4pp folio-size newsletter, folded in half. The second issue from The Whittington Press. Printed on cream mould-made paper with orange titling and black lettering. Wood engraving by John O'Connor on front page. A Book of Posters prospectus on full centre fold. Will adjust overseas shipping costs to reflect weight of this newsletter.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 16pp staple bound cream paper booklet. Reproduced photograph on front cover of John Randle at work. Few light spots on front cover. Fine inside pages with bright staples. Unused Order Form on p16. Appears unread. Will adjust overseas shipping costs to reflect weight and size of this booklet.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 16pp thread bound large booklet with light tan thin card covers. Wood engraving illustration on front cover by D. Bisty and others on inside pages, including a two-colour illustration by John O'Connor from the book Knipton: a Leicestershire Village. Printed on cream laid paper with untrimmed lower page edges. Creases to tip of top and tail of spine of overhang covers. Fine inside pages. Appears unread. D. Bisty; John O'Connor (illustratore).…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 16pp. Thread bound catalogue of publications due to be issued by The Whittington Press in 1988, 1989 and 1990. Orange over-hang paper outer covers with illustration by Richard Kennedy on the front. Shelf wear to fore edge and lower page edge of covers with slight crease to corners and top and tail of spine. Clean inside cream paper illustrated pages with untrimmed lower page edges. Richard Kennedy (illustratore).…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Small staple bound paperback. Limited printing, 1/950. Minor wear, otherwise very good.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Two-sided leaflet announcing forthcoming book published by The Whittington Press featuring photographs of the Cotswolds by Edwin Smith. Sepia and white image on front and purchase details on reverse. Will adjust overseas shipping costs to reflect weight and size of this item.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 16pp thread bound large booklet with mauve thin card covers incorporating an Order Form. Wood engraving illustration on front cover by John O'Connor and others on inside pages. Printed on cream laid paper with specimen paper strip from Fine Papers at the Oxford University Press tipped in as well as a sample of a decorated paper from Chinese Ceremonial Papers by Roderick Cave (Autumn 2000). B/w photograph by Edwin Smith from the publisher's book Cotswold Images (Spring 2001) also tipped in. Untrimmed lower page edges. Hint of sun fade to spine area of covers. Otherwise in fine condition. Appears unread. John O'Connor (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. small 4to., sewn wraps, ill., unpaginated. Light staining/scuffing/bumping to wraps. ; Well packaged in a box, ships with tracking.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 4pp leaflet promoting forthcoming publication from The Whittington Press. Printed black on cream with sepia portrait photograph of the author tipped to the front cover. Incorporates an Order Form. Will adjust overseas shipping costs to reflect weight and size of this item.…

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. Light creasing of the wraps at the head, light wave from shrinkage to the wrap above the paper title label, the author's name "Sandford" adjacent to the spine of the back.; This essay is the author's reminiscence of his father Christopher Sandford; printer, publisher, and a principal of Chiswick and Golden Cockerel Press. Casual and personal, the essay is primarly about life with his father and events in Christopher Sandford's life. Tipped in is a sepia-toned photograph of the Directors of Chiswick Press, including Christopher Sandford. This bound essay is an offprint from Matrix 3, 1983. Matrix was published by The Whittington Press of John and Rosalind Randle. Matrix was an annual compendium of essays and printing samples related to book design, typography, letterpress, and all things related to the book arts. Each issue had the writing or featured the work of many practitioners. Far from being the usual compendium of the arts, Matrix was written by experts, for experts. Paginated 1-4, so 4 pp. On cream, laid paper. In stiff, mould made, dark green paper wraps with paper title label. This 4to sized book is 11" x 7 3/4". Clean and in Very Good condition.; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 4 pages. …

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. The author's name "Sewell" is in ink on the upper left of the title label. Light creasing and abuse of all edges. Faintest sunning of spine and tail edges.; This book begins with a brief essay of the history of St. Dominic's Press, Ditchling, Sussex, England. Included is a checklist of publications not listed in a previous bibliography of the press. Will Ransom mentioned how difficult it was to assess the output of the press, given the myriad variants of its books. The author Brocard Sewell was a writer, editor, bibliographer, printer, publisher, and ultimately a Carmelite priest embroiled in various controversies. This bound essay is an offprint from Matrix 4, 1984. Matrix was published by The Whittington Press of John and Rosalind Randle. Matrix was an annual compendium of essays and printing samples related to book design, typography, letterpress, and all things related to the book arts. Each issue had the writing or featured the work of many practitioners. Far from being the usual compendium of the arts, Matrix was written by experts, for experts. Paginated 135-144, so 10 pp. On fine woven paper. In stiff, mould made, black paper wraps with paper title label. This 4to sized book is 11" x 7 3/4". Clean and Very Good condition.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 10 pages. …

Softcover. Condizione: Near Fine. The author's name "Sandford" is in ink on the upper left of the title label.; Contains two written pieces. The first is a brief, but detailed essay about the conception and evolution of the Golden Cockerel type, designed by Eric Gill for the Golden Cockerel Press. It was first used in 1931 in the press' book The Hundredth Story by A. E. Coppard. This essay was written by Christopher Sandford, one of the owners of Golden Cockerel Press from 1933 through 1959, and a founding director of Folio Society. The second is John Randle's chatty essay about Will and Sebastian Carter's Rampant Lions Press, a job press that also did fine press book printing. This essay covers an exhibition of Rampant Lions work, a bit of press history, and the numerous types and faces used. Randel pointedly notes that the Press prioritized modern efficiency over strict adherence to older methods. John Randle was the co-proprietor of The Whittington Press, which published this book. This bound copy of two essays is an offprint from Matrix 2, 1982. Matrix was published by The Whittington Press of John and Rosalind Randle. Matrix was an annual compendium of essays and printing samples related to book design, typography, letterpress, and all things related to the book arts. Each issue had the writing or featured the work of many practitioners. Far from being the usual compendium of the arts, Matrix was written by experts, for experts. Paginated 23-26, so 4 pp. On fine woven paper. In stiff, mould made, black paper wraps with paper title label. This 4to sized book is 11" x 7 3/4". Clean and about Near Fine condition.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 4 pages. …

Softcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Tiny bump to head of spine and tiny splays to corners.; The Whittington Press was John and Rosalind Randle's long effort in typography, letterpress printing, and the book arts. With full descriptions of 6 frontlist books and a checklist of 7 backlist books still available. Laid in is a single leaf amending the list to 15 frontlist books and 5 backlist books. Includes 6 monochrome woodcuts, wood engravings, and drawings from the frontlist books. Cover illustrated with a wood engraving of a grain crop being cut and bound in shocks. 8" x 5 1/2" and 18 pp. Printed letterpress on laid paper. Saddle string bound in mustard, mould made wraps. Clean and about Near fine.; Wood engraving; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 18 pages. Illustrated by Various artists (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good. 1st. Illustrations by the author. Dust jacket is chipped at the head of the spine.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Unpaginated 16pp catalogue for Whittington Press exhibition. Printed in a limited edition of 950 copies. Illustrated with eleven reproduced wood engravings and drawings from recent publications of the Press. Brown paper covers with thread binding. All now protected within clear archival covers.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 4pp folio-size newsletter, folded in half. The third issue from The Whittington Press. Printed on grey mould-made paper with blue titling and black lettering. Wood engravings of Aldeburgh by John Craig on front page. Small tipped-in b/w photograph by Ski Harrison and an enrgarving by Miriam Macgregor on p2. Will adjust overseas shipping costs to reflect weight of this newsletter.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. xiipp. Illus. Limited edition - with a foreword by Myfanwy Thomas. Interesting Arts & Crafts reference literature. The book is in excellent condition - very clean and bright. It presents very nicely on the shelf. PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 4pp large illustrated leaflet with nine annotated b/w photographs showing John and Rosalind Randle (printers and publishers) at work at The Whittington Press. Diagonal crease across part of top margin. Otherwise in near fine condition. Will adjust overseas shipping costs to reflect weight and size of this booklet.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. An exhibition catalogue at King Street Galleries, 17 King Street, St James's, London SW1 . The artists were: Richard Kennedy, Miriam Macgregor, Hellmuth Weissenborn, Judy Ling Wong, at King Street Galleries, 17 King Street, St James's, London SW1 . With an introduction by John and Rosalind Randle, and a foreword by Richard Kennedy.Small 12mo. Bound in tan coloured wrappers. 16 pages, 4 full page text illustrations, printed in brown and black. Covers a little worn, else very good. Edition limited to 1,500 copies. Size 19.5 cm x 14.5 cm. Richard Kennedy, Miriam Macgregor, Hellmuth Weissenborn, Judy Ling Wong (illustratore).…

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 4pp folio newsletter printed brown and black on white. Reproductions of nine engravings and illustrations in margins together with a single tri-tone illustration tipped in, being a detail from one of Edwin Smith's photographs in his book Cotswold Images (Summer 2002). Ten books described in detail together with six others 'Still available'. Measures 375mm x 262mm when laid flat. This copy is folded in half. Otherwise in fine condition.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. pp197-208 off-print from Matrix #12. Book reviews by David Esslemont, Sue Band and John Randle. Includes The Wood-engravings of Blair Hughes-Stanton and A Gallery of Greetings. Two pages of colour prints of sample greeting cards. Grey card covers. Staple bound. Crease to lower corner of rear cover. Otherwise in near fine condition.…