THE FANFROLICO PRESS

Published by Private Libraries Association, N, 2009

Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaKay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller

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Satyrs, Fauns & Fine Books. Pp. 328, frontispiece, numerous illustrations (several full page), list of works consulted, notes, index; super roy. 8vo; blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, upper board featuring a device designed for the Press by Norman Lindsay of a faun riding a flying horse, cloth faintly scuffed, fore-edge of upper board bumped; Private Libraries Association, Pinner, 2009. First trade edition, being one of 850 copies thus bound (total edition 900). *A detailed history and bibliography of the Fanfrolico Press, from its origins in Sydney to its heyday in London in the mid 1920s and eventual dissolution in 1930. Includes reduced facsimiles of the title pages of the 46 books published by the Press, which was notable for the literary input of its proprietor, Jack Lindsay (working first with John Kirtley, later with P. R. Stephensen, and finally alone). Several of the books published by the Fanfrolico Press contained illustrations by Jack's father, Norman Lindsay. Other illustrators included Edward Bawden, Hal Collins, and Lionel Ellis. …

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Title
THE FANFROLICO PRESS
Author
Fanfrolico Press; Arnold, John
Publisher
Private Libraries Association, N
Publication year
2009
Seller catalogs
Australiana, Books about Books, Private Press & Fine Printing

Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller Pty Ltd 156 Collins Street, Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia books@kaycraddock.com +61 3 9654 8506 ABN: 16 007 334 312 Director: Kay Craddock Established in 1965, a salon-style bookshop in the heart of Melbourne's central business district. The shop has a large and varied stock of antiquarian and secondhand books, ranging from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries, covering most subjects and price ranges. Specialities include fine press and illustrated books, literature, children's books, books about books and militaria.…

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Melbourne, VIC Australia 3000