| Title |
The Oxford Guild of Printers 2000 |
| Date |
Oxford: 2000 |
| Publisher |
The Oxford Guild of Printers, |
Description
A boxed set of fascicles, being twenty-six individual booklets written and printed by members of the Guild giving the story of their printing lives and experiences, together with an introductory booklet. The twenty six contributors were: The Alembic Press, Ray Clench, The Jericho Press, The Trouser Press, Tom Colverson, The Atlantis Press, Harold Dotterill, The Acorn Press, The Redlake Press, Inky Parrot & Previous Parrot Presses, Peakes Press, Richard Lawrence (Thumb Print), Molyneux Press, Incline Press, Ron Moss, The Stawberry Press, The Old School Press, Tern Press, Saint Mary's House Press, The Whittington Press, The Celtic Cross Press, Oarson's Son and Printers' Devil, The Wordwynker Press, John Smith, Sister Margaret Tournour (Silver Spoon Hand Press), and Parrot Press (Sue Williamson). Each booklet is 180 x 150 mm, many are illustrated, some are signed, most contrain details of the typefaces and printing presses used in their production. Each is not only an important work of reference but also an individual work of the printer's art. The storage box is beautifully built and covered in blue buckram with a printed paper label to the spine of the drawer.
Condition
A complete set of booklets all in Fine condition, in a Fine box.