Agnes Miller Parker, wood-engraver and book illustrator, 1895-1980
Author:
Rogerson, Ian
Contributor:
Dreyfus, John
Illustrator:
Parker, Agnes Miller
Publisher:
Fleece Press
Printer:
Lawrence, Simon
Binder (person):
Settle, Smith
By Ian Rogerson ; with recollections of the artist by John Dreyfus
88 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. (1 col.), ports. ; 23 x 29 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John
Production date: AD 1990
"300 copies of this book, of which 241 are bound in quarter cloth and paste paper made by Claire Maziarczyk. 50 copies, which contain six extra prints, are bound in quarter leather and paste paper. Angela James, fellow of Designer Bookbinders, bound nine copies to her own design. The photographs and colour reproductions were printed by Smith Settle, who also bound the main edition. The engravings were printed by hand on an 1853 Albion handpress on dampened Zerkall mould made paper, the text on a Heidelberg cylinder press. The 12 point Garamond type was set at Solo-Type by Bill Hughes ... The 11 point Garamond was set at The Rocket Press by Jonathan Stephenson and Geoffrey Bamford"--Colophon. Quarter bound in blue cloth with patterned paper sides. Issued in slipcase.
Support
composed of
paper
Illustrations
Accession number: PB 112-2003
Primary reference Number: 94773
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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