[The Whittington Press] Hillier, Bevis & Mackarell, Peter (illustrator)
Title |
Punorama or, the Best of the Worst : Victorian puns selected and introduced by Bevis Hillier. |
Date |
Andoversford: 1974 |
Publisher |
The Whittington Press, |
Description
Copy number '69' of an edition limited to 750 copies hand set in 10- and 12-point Bell type, printed in black and purple on white Basingwerk Parchment paper on the Wharfedale press. Bound by the Pitman Press, Bath in purplish-blue imitation cloth covered boards, Glastonbury Lavender Antique Laid endpapers, purple top edge. Clear, removable, archival protective sleeve fitted to the printed and illustrated dust-jacket. Crown Quarto, 245 x 185 mm, pp. [1-5] 6-17 [blank] [29 pages each featuring a pun and line-block reproductions of drawings by Peter Mackarell] [colophon].
Condition
A book in Fine condition in a Very Good price-clipped dust-jacket.