To the war with Waugh
Author:
St John, John
Contributor:
Hollis, Christopher
Illustrator:
Mackarell, Peter
Publisher:
Whittington Press
Paper maker:
Wookey Hole Paper Mill
Binder (person):
Hunter and Foulis
Marbling:
Lowndes, Charles
By John St John, with an introductory memoir by Christopher Hollis and illustrations by Peter MacKarell.
x, 55, [5] pages : illustrations, portrait ; 28 cm
"This edition of 600 copies was printed by John Randle, Rosalind Randle and Charles Lowndes at Whittington Court, Gloucestershire. The type is hand-set in 12-pt Caslon, and the paper is T. H. Saunders' Mould Made Blue Laid from Wookey Hole Mill, Somerset, The line blocks were made by Craske, Vaus & Crampton Ltd, and the William Morris Willow Bough material used in the binding of the cloth copies was supplied by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd. The endpapers were marbled by Charles Lowndes, and the books were bound by Hunter & Foulis Ltd, Edinburgh."--Colophon.
Museum has copy no. 171 signed by the author.
Method of acquisition: Given (2016) by Stevenson, Robin Stevenson, Wendy
Production date: AD 1973
"The book was designed and the letterpress was printed by Sebastian Carter at the Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge; it was set by The Stellar Press [Hatfield] ... the plates were selected and printed by Christopher Skelton at his Press at Wellingborough." --t.p. verso.
Privately printed - This number 70 of 230 copies.
Support composed of paper
Accession number: PB 24-2016
Primary reference Number: 208417
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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