[Incline Press]
Title |
The St. Bride Notebook. With wood engravings by Eric Ravilious. Published to celebrate the centenary of his birth. |
Date |
Oldham: 2003 |
Publisher |
Incline Press, |
Description
One of an edition limited to 50 copies specially prepared for Subscribers, The Friends of the St Bride Library and other friends of Incline Press. SIGNED by Caroline Archer and (additionally, and exceptionally) by Robert Harling. Bearing a printed, illustrated and decorated paper label on the front pastedown stating that 'This Book | was displayed at | The Bookwork of Eric Ravilious | Centenary Exhibition | St Bride Printing Library | London 2003'. Printed on Heritage Fourdrinier full archival specification paper, using text set in Bembo type. Quarter blue cloth with patterned paper over boards, printed paper label to the spine. 9½" x 6½", [half title] [blank] [title page] [blank] [acknowledgements] [title page from the original edition] pp. [5, notes by Robert Harling] [pages from the Kynoch Press type specimen book, tipped in] [ 8, illustrated essay by Dr Caroline Archer] [102 diary pages with illustrations on the rectos] [blank] [colophon]. TOGETHER with six original Ravilious engravings from blocks in a pocket attached to the rear pastedown. Now in a dark blue cloth over board slipcase made by Christopher Shaw.
Condition
A book in Fine condition with additional engravings in fine condition, in a Fine slipcase.