(Private Press, Typography), a collection 15 private press a...

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(Private Press, Typography), a collection 15 private press and typography related titles, including Margaret Wells: 'Margaret Wells A Selection of her Wood Engravings', Wakefield, The Fleece Press, 1985, limited edition, one of 170 copies (of a total edition of 200), 15 full page engravings and engraved colophon illustration, 4to, original yellow cloth, printed paper label to spine, printed paper title label/illustration to front cover; Edward Burrett: 'Full Point. A typographer remembers', Esher, The Penmiel Press, 1976, limited edition (98/125), numbered and signed by Burrett to limitation page, further signed & inscribed by Burrett for Yuri "Yurka" Galitzine (1919-2002) "For Yurka Galitzine good friend and work colleague - to record the 25th Anniversary of the founding of Galitzine and Partners - Edward Burrett 22 May 1979", on first blank, 4to, original cloth gilt, slipcase; Dante Gabriel Rossetti: 'Hand and Soul', Birmingham School of Printing, [1944], limited edition, 65 copies printed for private circulation only, [4],5-20,[3], designed, printed and published by Leonard Jay, illustrated title page printed in green by Henry S. Sands, illustrated Blue Jay Leonard Jay colophon, 4to, stitched leaves, plain card covers with pencil title to front cover; 'The Old Book Seller. A short story by L.M. Wilson', Greenock, The Black Pennell Press, 1989, limited edition, (71/75), numbered, original quarter elephant hide over decorated paper covered boards, printed paper label to front cover; Yves Perrine: 'Arbre', Laon (Aisnes), 1997, limited edition, one of 50 copies only, 8 etched plates, 5 leaves of text printed on glassine (including limitation page/colophon), all loose as issued in original green cloth binding, ribbon ties; 'J.H. Mason R.D.I. A selection from the notebooks of a scholar-printer made by his son John Mason. Illustrated by Rigby Graham', Leicester, The Twelve by Eight, 1961, signed by John Mason, 12 full page black & white ills. by Rigby Graham as called for, original pictorial wraps by Rigby Graham; Alan Tarling: 'Will Carter, Printer, an illustrated study', The Galahad Press, 1968, to, original spiral bound printed card covers; John Crombie & Sheila Bourne: 'When the Cat's Away', Kickshaws, 1983, 1st edition, one of 600 copies (of a total edition of 650), colour illustrated leaves throughout, original spiral bound colour illustrated card covers; Antoine Pentsch: 'des aventures de T l'Escargot', Montreal, l'atelier du Silence, 1995, limited edition, (53/100), numbered and signed, original wraps; plus 6 others similar (15)

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