Rampant Lions Press. Sebastian Carter: 'A Printer's Dozen. E...

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£190

Rampant Lions Press. Sebastian Carter: 'A Printer's Dozen. Eleven Spreads from Unrealized Books Designed and Printed at the Rampant Lions Press By Sebastian Carter', Cambridge, Rampant Lions Press, 1993, limited edition, one of 11 specials only, this copy numbered XI, signed by Sebastian Carter, with an additional folder containing preparatory material for one of the eleven spreads, in this instance "9. Alice in Wonderland. The annotated edition by Martin Gardner", the book itself [100]pp, printed on Arches Vélin and Fabriano Ingres Verdastro mould made paper, experimental settings of eleven books in numerous typefaces, with wood letters and ornaments, some colour printing, large 4to (32 x 25cm), original quarter bound navy blue morocco, Cockerell marbled paper covered boards, navy blue morocco gilt label to spine, housed together with the additional folder in original slipcase. MINT COPY, with the original white wrapping paper lettered in ink "Special #IX"