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362. WHITTINGTON PRESS. BUTCHER, David. Pages from Presses.1/40. Risbury. The Whittington Press.. 2006.
£750
Folio, half red morocco over marbled paper covered lettered in gilt on spine. With 11 original paper leaves. A fine copy in original slipcase.
Limited edition of 185 copies, this no. xx of 40 special copies bound in half leather, with 11 original leaves, signed by David Butcher,
A leaf book (the first such from the Whittington Press) with specimen leaves from each of the Kelmscott Press; the Ashendene Press; the Doves Press; the Vale Press; the Eragny Press; and the Essex House Press.
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“The original leaves from books issued by the six presses give collectors the feel of the actual pages they printed. They show the essential characteristics of the work of each press in terms of type design, format, quality of inking and impression, use of colour, the proportions of the margins and the properties of the hand-made paper. Many leaves also include decorative elements such as initials and paragraph marks or, in some cases, wood-engraved illustrations and borders... The specimen leaves in Pages from Presses are accompanied by an analysis of the characteristics of each of the proprietary types, and the broadside opposite the title-page illustrates many of these. The choice of leaves for inclusion was dictated partly by availability, but they are representative examples of the work of each Press... It is now more than a century since the six presses began work and recent studies presenting modern accounts of each of them have been published. This book ... [draws on these to provide] a concise factual account of each of the presses and their
output....Books for which specimen leaves are included have a commentary summarising their background and salient features. “
363 363.WOOD ENGRAVING. A Book of Woodcuts.
A fascinating collection of original engravings, many signed by the artists, largely from the 1920’s and 1930’s. Including: 2 proof wood engravings by John Farleigh for the GCP Swift (1925), each one of 12 copies signed by Farleigh. 2 original wood engravings by John Bateman of geese, both signed and dated (1926). A signed original lithograph Christmas card from Barnett Freedman.
Other signed contributors include Virgina Di Seigneur Litchfield, many by E Owen Jennings, Enid Butcher, Donald Watson, J Walford, Grace Golden, Irwin Fairbank, Vera K Spenser, Pamela Nathan, Stanley Hickson, Percy Smith, Ronald Marley, Eric Hall, and George Friend.
This fine collection was put together by Kenneth Holmes, O.B.E., A.R.C.A. Holmes was born in Yorkshire in 1902 and first studied art at Leeds and then the Royal College of Art where he obtained his A.R.C.A in engraving and mural design. He was appointed head of the Leicester College of Art in 1934 where he contributed to the sphere of art education and industrial design. His watercolours and prints were widely exhibited and reproduced, and he also designed textiles, glass, silver and book bindings.
£1,998
Folio, quarter morocco over cloth boards, lettered on gilt on spine. With 91 woodcuts, lino cuts, etchings and engravings tipped in. Spine a little faded and rubbed otherwise in fine condition.
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