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Punorama : or, The best of the worst : Victorian puns: PB 25-2016

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Punorama : or, The best of the worst : Victorian puns

Maker(s)

Editor: Hillier, Bevis
Illustrator: Mackarell, Peter
Publisher: Whittington Press
Binder (person): Pitman Press

Categories

Description

Selected and introduced by Bevis Hillier ; illustrated by Peter Mackarell.

17, [30] pages : chiefly illustrations ; 25 cm
The puns are from Puniana (1867) and More puniana (1875), compiled by H. Rowley.
750 copies hand set in Bell type and printed by The Whittington Press ...and bound by the Pitman Press, Bath."-- Colophon.
Museum has copy 341.

Place(s) associated

  • Andoversford
  • Bath

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2016) by Stevenson, Robin Stevenson, Wendy

Dating

Production date: AD 1974

Note

"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.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 25-2016
Primary reference Number: 208422
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 23 February 2016 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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