The whittington press (47 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 16 pages. Subjects; Book Catalogues. The Whittington Press. 1 Kg.

A prospectus announcing new publications. Printed and illustrated paper wrappers, sewn with orange thread. Quarto, 285 x 200 mm, pp. 16 with engravings by John O'Connor, Miriam Macgregor, Brian Hanscomb, Howard Phipps, and John Craig, linocuts by Judith Verity and drawings by Richard Kennedy. The books announced, with details of each edition, include 'The Wood-engravings of John O'Connor' (Spring 1989), 'T.E. Lawrence: Letters to E.T. Leeds' (June 1988), 'Sun Sea and Earth' [Spring 1989), 'Whittington, Summer and Winter' (Summer 1989), 'Further Interiors' (Autumn 1989), 'A Miscellany of Types' (Winter 1989), 'The Stanbrook Abbey Press.b A Bibliography and Checklist' (Spring 1990), 'Matrix 8' (December 1988), 'Lap Games and Other Songs for Children' (October 1988), 'Rose's Aga Recipes' (New Edition) and 'Britten's Aldeburgh' (Summer 1990). A prospectus in Very Good condition with light creasing to wrappers and contents. Now in a clear, archival quality, protective pocket.…

A descriptive Catalogue of books published between Spring 1993 and Spring 1995, including 'Poems for Alan Hancox', 'Steps to the River', 'Edward and Helen Thomas: Familiar Letters', 'Matrix 2 reprint', 'Matrix 13 & 14', 'The Whittington Press: a Bibliography 1982-1992', 'Knipton: a Leicestershire Village', 'St Dominic's Press: a Bibliography', 'An Apple Tree', 'The Oxford Folio Book of Common Prayer of 1913', 'British Private Press Prospectuses, 1890-1900' and 'Britten's Aldeburgh'. Yellow` printed and illustrated sewn wrappers. Quarto, pp. 16, illustrated with drawings and engravings. A catalogue in Very Good condition with creasing of the overlying upper wrapper edge, now in a clear, archival quality, protective pocket.…

A catalogue printed to accompany the exhibitions of The Whittington Press's books at the Grolier Clkub in New York and at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library and the Department of Special Collections at UCLA, Los Angeles. Detailing the production of 'St Dominic's Press: a Bibliography', 'The Whittington Press: a Bibliography 1982-1993' and 'Britten's Aldeburgh'. Publisher's overlapping printed paper wrappers with flaps, featuring a wood-engraving by Hellmuth Weissenborn, sewn with brown thread. 240 x 160 mm, pp. 8, with wood-engravings by Miriam Macgregor and David Jones. A catalogue in Fine condition, now in a clear, archival quality, protective pocket.…

A descriptive Catalogue of books to be published between March 1999 and Autumn 2001, including ' People & Places', 'Travels in the Cévennes', 'Busy as a Bee', 'Fine Papers at the Oxford University Press', 'Letters between Edward & Helen Thomas', 'London Scenes', 'British Private Press Prospectuses, 1890-1990', 'Wine from my Garden', 'Chinese Ceremonial Papers', 'Cotswold Images', 'The Diary of Gwenda Morgan' and 'Ebble Valley'. Pink printed and illustrated sewn wrappers, featuring a wood-engraving by John O'Connor. Quarto, pp. 16, illustrated with drawings and engravings. A catalogue in Fine condition, now in a clear, archival quality, protective pocket. …

Booklet. Zustand: Fine. [8 p.]. 26 cm. Brown paper tied with thread. Upcoming books: St. Dominic's Press: a Bibliography; The Whittington Press: a Bibliography 1982-1993; Britten's Aldeburgh; etc. Order form on rear flap.

A catalogue announcing and describing, with illustrations, thirteen books to be published between November 1979 and April 1981. Photo-composed in Times and printed by offset-lithography at the Senecio Press on white Basingwerk Parchment. Stapled into Abbey Mills Text Old Rose laid paper covers, printed in black and red. Small Octavo, 205 x 105 mm, pp. 16, illustrated throughout. A catalogue in Fine condition, now in a clear, archival quality, protective pocket. Butcher III, K. …

One of 3,000 copies of a catalogue announcing the publication of fourteen books and describing each of them. Machine set in Monotype Walbaum and printed on Glastonbury Ivory Antique Laid paper. Sewn into overlapping Strathmore Americana Praire Gold covers, with an engraving by Gwenda Morgan in black and the title in brown on the front. 190 x 140 mm, pp. 16 with engravings by John Craig, Kathleen Lindsley, Miriam Macgregor, Howard Phipps and Hellmuth Weissenborn, and a drawing by Richard Kennedy, all printed from reduced line-blocks. A catalogue in Fine condition, now in a clear, archival quality, protective pocket. Butcher IV, C13a.…

A Catalogue of eleven books, with descriptions, to be printed and published during 1977, photo-composed in Baskerville by Malvern Typesetting Services and printed by offset-lithography on either Abbey Mills Text Book White laid paper (as here) or white wove machine-made paper at the Senecio Press. 16mo., 185 x 120 mm, pp. 16, stapled with a cover photograph of John Randle hand-inking at the Columbian Press, illustrations throughout. A catalogue in Fine condition, now in a clear, archival quality, protective pocket. Butcher III, F. …

One of 1,500 copies of a catalogue updating plans for, and announcing, the publication of a total of six books and describing each of them. Machine-set in Bodoni and printed on Zerkall Ingres cream laid paper. Sewn into overlapping Strathmore Artlaid Nutmeg paper covers printed in black and red, with a wood engraving by John O'Connor in red on the front. 240 x 165 mm, pp. 8 with engravings by Miriam Macgregor, John O'Connor and Howard Phipps. A catalogue in Fine condition, now in a clear, archival quality, protective pocket. Butcher IV, C18. …

One of 2,000 copies of a catalogue updating plans for, and announcing, the publication of a total of six books and describing each of them. Machine-set in Romulus and printed on Zerkall Ingres cream (as here) or grey laid paper. Sewn into overlapping Strathmore Artlaid Rust paper covers printed in black and maroon, with a wood engraving by Miriam Macgregor in black on the front. 240 x 160 mm, pp. 8 with engravings by Miriam Macgregor and Brian Hanscomb. A catalogue in Fine condition, now in a clear, archival quality, protective pocket. Butcher IV, C19.…

Second Edition, promoting books published from November 1978 to Autumn 1979. 16p., 180 x 125 mm. Photocomposed in Baskerville by Malvern Typesetting Services and printed by offset-lithography on imitation art paper at the Senecio Press. Stapled into illustrated Glastonbury Amber Antique laid paper covers printed in black and green. A catalogue in Fine condition, now in a clear, archival quality, protective pocket. Similar to Butcher III, H, but printed in black only, announcing two extra titles and with a revision of the note on the Press Butcher III, I.…

One of 1,800 copies of a catalogue announcing the publication of seven books and describing each of them. Machine set in Monotype Walbaum and printed on Zerkall cream smooth wove and (as here) Somerville cream laid papers. Sewn into overlapping lilac (as here) or light or dark purple heavy hand-made paper covers, printed in blue, with an engraving by Miriam Macgregor in black in a blind panel on the front. 265 x 190 mm, pp. 12 with engravings by Miriam Macgregor (two), Gwenda Morgan (two), Howard Phipps and a linocut by Judith Verity. A catalogue in Fine condition, now in a clear, archival quality, protective pocket. Butcher IV, C14.…

Catalogue, machine sewn in Monotype Walbaum and printed in black and brown on Glastonbury Ivory Antique Laid paper. Sewn into overlapping Colourplan Tangerine card covers, with an engraving by Hellmuth Weissenboren in black on the front. Small Octavo, 190 x 140 mm, pp. 16 with handwritten amendments showing what was out of print when the catalogue was supplied. Nine wood-engraved or lithographic illustrations. A catalogue in Very Good condition. Butcher III, L.…

First Edition. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 7 pages. Subjects; The Whittington Press (1991). 1 Kg.

One of a numbered edition limited to 200 copies, of which this is copy number '104'. Of the 200 copies, 25 copies were leather bound with endpapers marbled by Colleen Gryspeerdt, and 175 copies (of which this is one) were quarter-bound in brown hessian over pink patterned paper covered boards. Printed at the Whittington Press, the text is handset in Bell type and printed on Zerkall mould-made paper. Light brown endpapers, printed title label to spine. 268 x 190 mm, pp. [48] with an engraving to the title page. A book in Fine condition. …

A newspaper-format prospectus for nine titles due to be published in 2001 and 2002, 10½" x 15", pp. [4] with five engravings and one tipped in photographic print, on Zerkall Button watermarked paper. The books included in this news sheet are British Private Press Prospectuses 1891-2001 by David Butcher, London Scenes and Country Scenes each with wood engravings by Hellmuth Weissenborn, Busy as a Bee by Sandy Connors, Cotswold Images with photographs by Edwin Smith and introduced by Olive Cook, The Diary of Gwenda Morgan 1939-1946 introduced by Miriam MacGregor, Chinese Ceremonial Papers by Roderick Cave, Ebble Valley by Howard Phipps, and The English Scene with wood engravings by John O'Connor. A document in Fine condition, folded once, now in a clear, archival-quality, protective display pocket.…

One of the first edition, limited to 250 copies and printed in 11-point Bell type on Zerkall Silurian mould-made paper. Bound by Smith Settle in red and blue patterned cloth over boards with a buff oval printed paper label inset on the upper board. 16mo, 195 x 140 mm, pp. [48] with six linocut illustrations printed in reddish-brown. A book in Fine condition.…

One of a numbered edition of 200 copies, of which this is copy number '36'. Of the 200 copies, 25 copies were leather bound with endpapers marbled by Colleen Gryspeerdt, and 175 copies (of which this is one) were quarter-bound in brown hessian over pink patterned paper covered boards. Printed at the Whittington Press, the text is handset in Bell type and printed on Zerkall mould-made paper. Light brown endpapers, printed title label to spine. 268 x 190 mm, pp. [48] with an engraving to the title page. A book in Very Good condition, now in a clear, archival quality, protective display pocket.…

A broadside alphabet from Miscellany of Type. Single sheet 620 x 400 mm. A broadside in Very Good condition.

One of 100 copies (from a total edition of 250 copies) set in 22 and 14 point Caslon and printed with an initial letter 'O' by Miriam Macgregor at Whittington for the Oxford Guild of Printers on Zerkall Rosa paper. Sewn brown Japanese paper wrappers with a wood engraved vignette to the upper cover and housed in the original burgundy paper slipcase. 235 x 160 mm, pp. [printed cover, 'The Whittington Press'] [blank] [title page] [blank] 1-6 [colophon] [3, blank] with a tailpiece by Edward Walters taken from one of his engraved blocks found discarded at the Marlborough College Press, which he oversaw from 1942 to 1946. A booklet in Fine condition in a fine paper slipcase, now all within a clear, archival quality, protective display pocket.…

Copy number '197' of an edition limited to 300 copies (of which only copies numbered 1-150 accompanied the portfolios of plates). Signed by the author on the limitation page. Hand set in Caslon type and printed at Whittington Court on Rives mould-made paper by John and Rosalind Randle and Miriam Macgregor; bound by Pat Hicks at The Whittington Press. Printed mustard yellow sewn wrappers with illustrations of the alphabet blocks on the verso of the wrapper sheet. Folio, 340 x 260 mm, pp. [title page] [limitation page] [List of Plates in Portfolio] [Acknowledgements] [5-16], illustration on page 13. TOGETHER WITH a folded sheet with nine annotated black and white photographs "Printing William Nicholson's Alphabet from the Original Woodblocks" laid in. All in Very Good condition indeed.…

Copy number '383' of an edition limited to 588 copies (from a total edition of 600 copies), signed by the author on the colophon. Hand-set in 12-pt SB Caslon and printed on T.H. Saunders' Mould Made Blue Laid from Wookey Hole Mill using a Wharfedale press. Bound in William Morris Willow Bough patterned cloth over boards, with endpapers marbled by Charles Lowndes, printed ochre oval label to the upper board. Imperial Octavo, 275 x 185 mm, with line-block reproductions of 32 drawings by Peter MacKarell and a tipped-in lithographic reproduction of a photograph of the author. A book in Near Fine condition, lacking the original acetate dust-jacket with a yellow Bodleian repairing paper attached, printed in black, as described by Butcher. Now in an archival quality, protective dust-jacket. Twelve copies, numbered I-XII, were bound in full beige pr brown calf, all edges gilt, front cover gold-blocked with a design by Peter MacKarell, gilt spine titling and signed in gilt on the turn-in of the back cover 'HUNTER AND FOULIS LTD'; light brown Elephanthide slipcase. Butcher, 2.…

A prospectus promoting the publication of 'Portmeirion with seven images of the village by Leslie Gerry & accompanying texts by Robin Llywelyn', in an edition of 350 copies of which 60 copies have an additional image and a 2 x 3 ft. poster of one of the images. 11½" x 8", pp. [4] printed on Somerset mould-made paper with one specimen colour image across both centre pages and text printed in black and red. A prospectus in Fine condition in a clear, archival-quality, protective display pocket.…

Soft Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 850 copies published, 770 in stiff covers and 80 quarter bound in Oasis leather and marbled paper, this edition in printed stiff covers, bottom edge of spine ever so slightly worn, bottom corners very slightly bumped, dust jacket intact, very small tear in top of spine edge, internally crisp and clean accompanied by Fine Press Book Association leaflet, Matrix 18 reservation slip, News of books from Whittington leaflet 1998, internally crisp and clean, a fascinating insight into to the impressive world of publishing. A very handsome copy.…

Soft Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. 825 copies published, 745 in stiff covers and 80 quarter bound in Oasis leather and marbled paper, this edition in printed stiff covers, dust jacket intact, internally crisp and clean accompanied by Matrix 22 reservation slip and 'Apology for Delay' slip, internally crisp and clean, a fascinating insight into to the impressive world of publishing. A very handsome copy. …

29.5 x 20cm. Hardcover in slipcase, vi [+ 45pp]. Signed by illustrator Harold Jones on rear colophon. Lavish hand-typeset Whittington Press production, with the text and preliminary pages set from the first 1876 Macmillan and Company edition of Lewis Carroll's 'The Hunting of the Snark'. The marbled endpapers are by Solveig Stone at the Compton Press. This edition is hand-numbered as 157 (of an edition size of 750).…

Copy number '137' of an edition limited to 250 copies signed by the author, Set in Caslon type and printed by John & Rosalind Randle and Charles Lowndes at Whittington Court on an 1848 Columbian Press, on mould made paper from St Cuthbert's Mill, Wookey Hole. Cloth covered boards with printed illustration to the upper board and lettering to the spine, matching endpapers. Royal Octavo, 265 x 170 mm, pp. [half-title] [frontispiece] [title page][limitation page and signature] [dedication] [blank] 26 [2, blank] [colophon] [blank] illustrated by Janet & Anne Graham-Johnstone. TOGETHER WITH a four page prospectus. A book and prospectus in Fine condition. The edition included 85 leather bound copies with endpapers marbled by Solveig Stone. Butcher, 13.…

First Edition. Small Archive of four pamphlets in near fine condition. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 4 pamphlets. Contents; Books from The Whittington Press, 1985 ; Books from The Whittington Press, 1986-7 ; Books coming from The Whittington Press, 1988, 1989, & 1990 ; Books from The Whittington Press, 1999, 2000, 2001. Subjects; The Whittington Press. Book Publisher. Independent Publisher. English Books 1 Kg.…

Copy number '108' of an edition limited to 200 (235) copies case-bound with mauve pictorial paper boards, signed on the colophon by both the translator and the illustrator. Set in 14 point Cochin and printed on laid mould-made paper. Black paper covered board slipcase. Quarto, pp. [4, blank] [half-title] [illustration] [title page] [copyright] [index] [blank] i-iv, [dedication] [illustration] 36 [colophon] [3, blank] with eleven illustrations. There were 25 copies bound in vellum and 10 copies bound with onlays of leather and with a separate set of proofs. …