Old stile press (59 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine in Fine Slipcase. Hardcover. 145 of 220 copies. Signed by the illustrator. The Gymnopaediae was an ancient Greek festival at which nude young boys would dance, sing, and display their athletic abilites to honor Apollo. Includes a brief textual introduction and the remainder of the book is filled with lin…

One of a main edition of 224 copies SIGNED on the colophon by both the author and the artist (in addition, there was a special edition of 26 copies). Printed on Zerkall mould-made paper using Centaur and Arrighi type. Green paper covered white card wrappers with a printed label on the front panel. 11" x 7", pp. [1-4] 5-18 [19-20…

Copy number '37' of an edition limited to 200 copies SIGNED by the author who also designed the lettering and illustrations. Nicolas McDowall designed the book, computerised the lettering, made the blocks and undertook the printing. Plain card wrappers covered in decorative paper with flaps. 7" x 5", pp. [32] with twenty-three i…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Lettering designed by the author and computerized by Francis McDowall at Old Stile Press. Upwards of 20 illustrations. One of 200 copies signed by the author and printed on hand-made paper. Sewn into light green pictorial wrappers. A fine copy with an Als from Francis McDowall on Press let…

One of an edition limited to 200 copies, SIGNED by both the author and the artist. Hand-set in Albertus types and printed on Three Candlesticks papers. Illustrated and printed brown card wrappers, sewn with white thread. Small Quarto, 8½" x 9", pp. [1-4] 5-10 [11-12] with eight lino-cuts by Martin Pitts. A book in Fine condition…

Copy number '46' of an edition limited to 125 copies SIGNED by the author. Paper covered boards, the paper being handmade by Frances McDowall, with a recessed line block illustration on the front panel and recessed lettered label to the spine, brown endpapers. Bound by The Fine Bindery. Tissue wrappers. 8¾" x 5¾", pp. [48] with…

Two stapled book lists and prospectuses for 1986-87 with different colour wrappers. 8½" x 5¾", pp. [16]. They include illustrated, full details of the following previous publications: 'Peter Grimes', 'Keeper of the House', 'A Country Book of Days', 'A Country Alphabet', 'The Way to the Tree of Life', 'Twenty-four Nudes', 'The Ba…

A greetings card INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Francis and Nicolas McDowell and featuring one of the engravings by Alyson MacNeill for 'Eleanor's Advent' by Kevin Crossley-Holland. A sheet of red paper folded twice onto the front panel of which the engraving is attached. A greetings card in Very Good condition with creasing to the top…

One of an edition limited to 100 copies, hand-set in Centaur & Arrighi types and printed on paper hand-made by frances McDowall. Purple paper wrappers with a printed paper label on the front panel. 8½" x 6½", pp. [4]. First printed in English Review, Volume XXII, May 1916. A booklet in Very Good condition with some creasing of t…

Copy number '60' of a main edition limited to 160 copies (there was a special edition of 26 lettered copies). SIGNED by the artist on the recto of the last [blank] page. Printed using hand-set Centaur and Arrighi type and engravings from the wood. Quarter cloth with handmade paper, by Frances McDowall covering the boards, marble…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Copy number '84' of an edition limited to 350 copies each numbered and SIGNED by both the author and the artist. Hand-set Centaur and Arrigi types. The text paper is Zerkall mould-made, whilst the papers used in the binding were printed at The Old Stile Press with designs by John Lawrence. Illustrated a…

Copy number '397' of an edition limited to 1,000 numbered copies. Designed, set in Joanna type and assembled by Nicolas McDowell. Illustrated paper covered boards, the image having been specially painted for the book by Clive Hicks-Jenkins, brick-red endpapers, silver lettering to the spine. Quarto, 11½" x 8¼", pp. 136 a fully i…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Hardcover. Number 23 of 100 copies. Signed by the illustrator and author. A story about the author overcoming her fear of swimming in the Medway River which she grew up on the banks of. The accompanying black and white photographs which are composed of multiple layers effectively capture the emotions an…

Copy number '16' of an edition limited to 150 copies numbered and signed by the publishers Nicolas and Frances McDowall. The text is set in Joanna and printed on Zerkall paper. Cream paper covered boards with an illustration by Robin Tanner on the front cover printed from a line block, as were all of the other images in the book…

Copy number '24' of an edition limited to 50 copies, hand-set in Poliphilus and Blado and printed by Nicolas McDowall, assisted by Daniel McDowall, using an Albion press dated 1864. Grey card wrappers with lettering and decorative device to the front cover, sewn in green thread. 197 x 160 mm, pp. [8] with tissue endpapers, one e…

Copy number '172' of an edition limited to 225 numbered copies SIGNED by both the poet and the artist. A toybook designed and printed by Nicolas McDowell using Bembo type on Zerkall mould-made paper. The title is in Union Pearl. Red, decorated, paper-covered boards with dutch-gilt endpapers prepared by Frances and Nicolas McDowe…

Copy number '170' of a main edition limited to 225 copies signed by the artist, Harry Brockway, on the colophon. Printed using Bell type. Quarter cloth over patterned paper covered boards, leather label to the spine, lettered in gilt, purple endpapers. Housed in a cloth bound slipcase with paper label. 270 x 150 mm, pp. [1-6] 7-…

Copy number '212' of an edition limited to 250 copies numbered and signed by the artist. Set in Garamond type and printed on mould made Zerkall paper, with pen and ink drawings reproduced as line blocks. Quarter beige cloth over illustrated paper covered boards, brown lettering to the spine, grey endpapers, text block head colou…

Copy number '14' of an edition limited to 220 copies each SIGNED by the artist, J. Martin Pitts, on the colophon. This copy also gifted by the artist and INSCRIBED 'For Phyllis - | Enjoy! | Martin X' on page 3 (blank). Printed on all-rag mould-made paper (made at St Cuthbert's Mill) using 16 point Blado with Poliphilus type set…

Copy number '17' of an edition limited to 260 numbered copies signed by the artist, Nicholas Wilde. Set in 12 pt Spectrum type with Centaur and Libra for display, and printed on Rivoli paper. The sixteen pencil images were printed at The Senecio Press by Adrian Lack. Illustrated paper covered boards with blue endpapers, housed i…

Copy number '60' of an edition limited to 225 copies signed by the artist. Limp cloth printed with overall linocut designed by the artist, gilt spine titling, gold grosgrain ribbons and blue bugra bütten endpapers. Printed on Hahnemühle Ingres paper using Blado type. Folio, 325 x 250,pp. 20 French-fold sheets with 25 linocuts pr…