In Black & White

Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 2005.

4to. 10 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches. 74, [4] pp. Half-title, title page printed with red and black inks, title-page vignette, 31 examples of Bates' woodcut (1 printed with red ink, 1 folding in 4 colors); text clean, unmarked. Black cloth, printed paper front cover label with a Bates woodcut, red leather spine label titled in gilt, comes in the original slip case covered in red cloth; binding square and tight. Comes with 2 copies of the prospectus laid in. GIL123-008. Fine.

LIMITED FIRST EDITION of 140 copies, this is copy 17, printed on Zerkall Mouldmade Paper, composed in Dante types, bound by Campbell-Logan Bindery. From the prospectus: "This book records in words and illustrations Wesley Bates' journey from neophyte to master wood engraver. The stories he tells along the way and the engravings connected with them will be instructive and enjoyable to all those interested in the art of wood engraving. In addition to wood engraving, Bates' work as a professional illustrator includes the medium of scraper board, which produces an image that can appear to be a wood engraving. The process, which is probably unknown to most wood engraving enthusiasts is explained and a comparative example is included. Also included is a fold-out 4-color woodcut print which Bates made for a book published" by the Bird & Bull Press in 2001. Wesley Bates works full time as a printmaker and letterpress printer under the imprint West Meadow Press in Clifford Ontario. His wood engraved prints have been exhibited widely and are held in public and private collections in Canada, the United States, England, Ireland, Australia, Spain, Japan and China.