Alembic press (67 Ergebnisse)

A prospectus and catalogue promoting current and new titles as at 1991 together with a short list of five titles available from previous years. Red printed wrappers, sewn with red thread. Octavo, 215 x 150 mm, pp. [8] with four illustrations in red and one example of Maziarczyk Paste Papers tipped-in. A prospectus in Very Good c…

Copy number '99' of an edition limited to 125 copies hand set in Kennerley and printed on 125 gsm Abbey Mills Text, on a Golding treadle platen. Manilla card covers with grey Ingres endpapers and grey/green Ingres wrapper, engraving on upper panel of the wrappers, gilt title page. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-42 [2, blank] with 16 illust…

A prospectus and catalogue promoting current and four forthcoming titles as at 1992 together with a short list of seven titles available from previous years. Light brown printed wrappers, sewn with matching thread. Octavo, 215 x 150 mm, pp. [8] with one illustration and one example of a Compton Marbling pattern tipped-in. An ord…

Copy number '54' of an edition limited to 110 copies hand set in 5pt Modern Italic. Blue paper printed wrappers, sewn with blue thread. Oblong 32mo, 70 x 102 mm, pp. [20]. Page [6] has a tiny envelope affixed to it with 'Miracle Inside'. The ninth in the series of 'Tales'. A miniature book in Fine condition. 70 copies were sent…

One of an edition limited to 95 copies with text set in 12pt and 10pt Bembo. 50 copies (of which this is one) were printed on Rivoli paper and 45 copies were printed on Five Seasons Recycled paper. Grey paper wrappers with title and decorative border printed in red to the upper panel, sewn with brown thread. Quarto, 280 x 200 mm…

One of an edition limited to 60 copies of a miniature book machine set in 10pt Gloucester Bold Italic and printed in purple ink. Stiff marbled card wrappers backed with blue paper, frill lace decoration to the lower edge of the upper board, printed and decorated blue paper label, sewn onto yellow threads. 75 x 75 mm, pp. [16] wi…

One of an edition limited to 30 copies printed on Rivoli paper using a Vandercook SP15 cylinder proof press. The text was set in 10pt Modern Extended using a Monotype pneumatic key-board and cast with a Monotype Composition caster. A specimen of some 8300 figures (numerals and fractions) cast on a Monotype Super caster and then…

One of the rarest and most beautifully produced of the fine press bibliographies. 74 items described in great detail. Numerous tipped-in samples of the press' work, including a few printed on exotic papers. Beautifully printed on fine wove paper. Edition limited to 100 numbered copies. 4to. Bound by Claire Bolton in quarter clot…

Copy number '50' of a (second) edition limited to 100 copies printed on Conqueror Vellum Laid paper and hand set in 2 line small pica Caslon Ronde. Cream card wrappers, framed title lettering to the upper cover, sewn with white thread. Oblong miniature, 75 x 105 mm., pp. [20] with two linocuts of drawings by Rebecca Bolton and M…

ONE OF 120 COPIES, 'printed for Maddie's third birthday', numbers and illustrations printed in red, pp. 10, 7 x 5cm, wrappers, title and printer in red on cover, sewn with red thread, fine. A playful counting book with illustrations including printers' favourites - cats, manicules, snowflakes - but also telephones and, in conclu…

103/110 COPIES, printed in bold in black within vine border on red paper throughout, with one paper-lace and one brown paper pair of wings tipped in, pp. 20, oblong, 7 x 10cm, red card wrappers, title printed in bold in black on cover, sewn with red thread, fine. The tenth tale in the series, in which, due to a sudden rain storm…

ONE OF 120 COPIES, 'printed for Maddie's third birthday', numbers and illustrations printed in red, pp. 10, 7 x 5cm, wrappers, title and printer in red on cover, sewn with red thread, fine. A playful counting book with illustrations including printers' favourites - cats, manicules, snowflakes - but also telephones and, in conclu…

One of an edition limited to 50 copies printed in red ink on a Vandercook 4 and 16 page imposition. Text set in 6pt Old Style, Plantin, Baskerville, Imprint, Gill, Greek, Grotesque, Modern, Spartan, Times, and Univers. Brown card covers sewn with brown thread, patterned paper wrappers. 72 x 50 mm, pp. 32. A miniature book in Fin…

One of an edition limited to 40 copies set in 10pt Modern Extended and printed on a Vandercook No. 4 cylinder proof press. A type specimen of all the sign and symbol matrices held by the Press. Card folio within printed paper wrappers, containing six sets of folded sheets. Narrow Quarto, 300 x 150 mm., pp. 88. A book in Fine con…