[The Fleece Press] Myers, Robin [Ed.].
Title |
The Autobiography of Luke Hansard, written in 1817. |
Date |
Wakefield: 1990 |
Publisher |
Simon Lawrence at his Fleece Press, |
Description
One of an edition limited to 250 copies, each with a signed print by John Lawrence in a pocket at the end of the book, and housed in a slipcase. Red quarter cloth, black-and-white pictorial printed boards and spine with printed label, by Smith Settle. Set in Garamond at Solo-Type and Van Dijk by Ronset and at the Rocket Press, and printed on mould-made Alice Zerkall paper. Small Quarto, pp. [1-6] 7-156 [2 blank] [limitation page] [3 blank] with wood-engraved illustrations by John Lawrence. The text was printed on a 1963 Heidelberg Cylinder Press, and the engravings on an 1853 Albion handpress.
Condition
A book and slipcase both in Fine condition.