The alembic press (36 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…

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 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…

Copy number '90' 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 a second edition limited (according to the colophon, but see note) to 480 copies hand set in Kennerley with typographic ornaments and printed for All Saints' Church Restoration Appeal. Assorted colour bond, stapled into gold, printed card covers; some had blue covers. A reprint of an earlier book (B10) with one less recip…

Copy number '7' of an edition limited to 40 copies printed by Claire Bolton and Carey Johnson. Blue paper wrappers printed in red and green, stabbed binding with green silk thread. Oblong Quarto, 105 x 250 mm, pp.[title page], 18 leaves of specimens + colophon, all printed rectos only. Printed in violet and green, some leaves wi…

Copy number '247' of an edition limited to 500 copies signed by the author. Hand set and printed in 14 point Kennerly type on Conqueror Laid paper. Printed, illustrated and decorated cream card wrappers, sewn with white thread. Octavo, 210 x 145 mm., pp. [1-4] 5-35 [blank] with two engravings by the author. Together with a note…

Copy number '9' of an edition limited to 70 copies set in 40 line Antique Elongated and printed on an Arab foolscap Folio on Zerkall paper. Printed brick-red Ingres paper wrappers over white card cover, with pages sewn into three sections and glued to the cover. Narrow small quarto, 250 x 90 mm, pp. [36]. A book in Fine conditio…

Copy number '50' of an edition limited to 150 copies printed on 100gsm Conqueror White Laid paper sewn into red card covers and hand set in 18 point Monotype Old English. Oblong, 75 x 102 mm, pp. [16] with two linocuts of illustrations by Rebecca Bolton. A miniature book in Fine condition. 70 copies were sent to BPSPG. Alembic B…

Copy number '12' of an edition limited to 150 numbered copies hand set in 14pt Kennerly and various sizes and faces of wood letter. Printed on a Golding No. 6 platen on grey Victory Cartridge paper. Publisher's grey Helicon (faux leather) with the Alembic Press mark on the upper cover, printed paper label to the spine, grey tint…

Copy number '77' 0f an edition limited to 250 copies machine setr on Caslon by Solo-Type and printed on Rivoli paper. Quarter brick-red cloth over oprinted and illustrated paper covered boards, gilt lettering to the spine, orange-brown endpapers. Octavo, 250 x 175, pp. 80 with illustrations. A book in Fine condition. 50 de-luxe…

Copy number '32' of an edition limited to 95 (100) copies. Machine set in Bembo and printed on 150 gsm Hahnemuhle paper on an Arab foolscap folio press and bound by Claire Bolton. Quarter bound in burgundy cloth over Payhembury marbled paper boards, grey endpapers, printed paper label to the spine. 260 x 170 mm, pp. [1-4] 5-57 […

One of an edition limited to 100 copies (this copy, sourced from the Press, unnumbered) machine set by the author. Quarter brown cloth over Blue Levant leatherette from E. Becker with endpapers of gold ribbed kraft paper, stabbed and bound with blue thread. Oblong, 160 x 220 mm., pp. 32 with numerous fancy paper samples tipped-i…