The Curwen Press Miscellany. [With a "Catalogue Raisonne of Books printed at the Curwen Press, 1928-1930."]

(Curwen Press) Simon (Oliver).

Verlag: Imperial 8vo, pp.x,136 + inserts, Published for The Curwen Press, Plaistow, by The Soncino Press Publishers, at 5 Gower Street, London, 1931.

Beschreibung

One of 275 copies (this marked "For Office Use No.5") printed in red and black on mould-made paper (with inset leaves on blue paper) and decorated throughout with printers' ornaments. Initials designed by J. Van Krimpen; decorations by Edward Bawden, Claudia Guercio and Celia Fiennes; headpiece engraving by Barnett Freedman; wood engravings by Eric Gill, John Nash, Rene Ben Sussan; Colour stencil illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer, Edward Bawden and Barnett Freedman. Buff cloth (a little soiled at the spine), printed and ruled in red and blue, marbled endpapers. A very good copy The Miscellany is a supplement to the typographical material assembled in the 'Specimen Book of Types' (1928). It includes essays by Paul Nash (The Stencil), Harold Curwen (On Printing from the Wood) and Harry Carter (Sans Serif Types), illustrations of work printed by Curwen and a record of the Curwen Sans and other faces, vignettes and borders. The high point for most people will always be the drawing ('Homage to Dicky Doyle') by Edward Bawden, specially done to show the use of colour applied by the stencil process at the Curwen Press. As on other 'Office Copies' of this magnificent book, the stock numbers of vignettes, strips, borders, etc., have all been neatly altered in red ink. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4097

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Curwen Press Miscellany. [With a "...

Verlag: Imperial 8vo, pp.x,136 + inserts, Published for The Curwen Press, Plaistow, by The Soncino Press Publishers, at 5 Gower Street, London, 1931.

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition