stiff paper wrappers
1986 · Manor Farm
Manor Farm: Whittington Press, 1986. stiff paper wrappers. Whittington Press. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 166, (2) pages. Limited to 960 copies of which this is one of the 850 copies of the trade edition. (Butcher 92). A near fine copy. Filled with tipped-in plates and other illustrations. Articles by Douglas Cleverdon on Morison and Gill, John Dreyfus on French Resistance printing, Sebastian Carter on Victor Hammer, Roderick Cave on Golden Cockerel, Ian Mortimer on ornamented types, Edward Thompson on Gordon Craig, Brooke Crutchley on the shape of books, and many others. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included.
(Inventory #: 20957)