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The
Books of Jonah
by David Blamires
Even people who don't know the all the details are familiar with Jonah and the Whale, ('big fish' in many versions), which is one of the most illustrated stories from the Old Testament. David Blamires's essay on this theme was written to accompany the 2009 summer exhibition at Chethams' Library, Manchester.
Our title page incorporates an engraving of the Jonah story as illustrated in the 1674 edition of the Holy Bible printed in Cambridge by John Hayes (below). The eight other illustrations include a reproduction of a 1557 woodcut, a cut from a Curious Hieroglyphic Bible, 1812, two illustrations from David Jones's 1926 Golden Cockerel Book of Jonah, a wood engraving printed from the original block used in the Gwas Gregynog Llyfr Ionas kindly loaned to us by Colin See-Paynton, and an illustration from the Manga Bible published in 2007.
An Alphabet for Jonah, a small rhyming chapbook written by the author (see home page for image), is included with every copy. The edition is of 200 numbered copies, 22 pages, 10 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches, printed on Zerkall paper in Monotype Series 2 with Monotype Caslon for the titling and Rosart on the title-page. It has been bound in a stiff paper wrapper covered with an Enid Marx patterned paper originally printed for Curwen Press, but here the overs from Matrix 7 purchased at a Whittington Press Open Day (Click on the image for a close up of the binding).
Price is £20.00 postpaid for both book and chapbook.
Celebrate the art of the broadsheet
with
Hung Out to Dry
Sixty-seven broadsheets explore some of the endless design possibilities
of single-sheet printing. Presenting a wide range of typefaces, borders
and illustrations, these miniature posters range from the whimsical
to the serious, representing more than six years of single sheet
printing of poetry, prose, and a fair bit of the more interesting
jobbing work. Hung out to Dry includes handbills, keepsakes, posters,
adverts and pieces printed for the sheer love of printing, along
with a descriptive text putting them in context. By discussing the
design choices we made and identifying the types and the borders,
the book works as a type specimen (with over sixty faces shown),
a record of six years of thought about typography and design, and
is a testament to the inspirational effects of ephemera. Printed
in an edition of 150 copies in 14 point Garamond on Magnani paper.
Thirty specials with an extra section and bound in an Ann Muir marbled
paper have sold out, but a few copies of the standard edition remain
available for sale at £175.00 or $375.00 (US)
Each book is bound in marbled paper over boards with a cloth spine and a
cloth-covered slipcase; 83 pages, 14 x 10 inches, 67 broadsheets.
Walking Round Cambridge with
William Blake,
a illustrated interpretation of William Blake's The Auguries of Innocence
by
Rose Haries
Line drawings of Cambridge shed new light on Blake's well known poem.
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OUT OF PRINT
Water was the set book for the
2009 Designer Binders' International Competition
The Bound for Success Tour continues: find out more
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Gleanings, from Ann Muir
Our 14th New Year booklet continued the story of Ann Muir Marbling
that Ann began with her 1999 autobiography, Harvesting Colour.
In this 18-page booklet, which includes two new samples of marbled
papers, she recounts the final eight years of her work as a marbler,
and brings us up to date with all the changes in St Algar's Yard, culminating
with the sale of her business.
Ann died in July 2008 after a battle
with cancer. We can't imagine making books without her cheerful voice
at the end of the phone line, ready to answer questions, come up with
marbling solutions, or just have a chat about the world of books and
paper. We are pleased that this little book stands as the final chapter
in the career of a master in her craft.
£15 post paid.