Celandine Press (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Set in Caslon and printed at Whittington Press in black and reddish-brown on Zerkall hand-made paper. Number 188 of 320 (350) copies. Wood-engraved title vignette by Miriam macgregor, 5 illustrations (3 full-page) by Arthur Keene. Quarter yellow cloth with gilt spine titling, Cockerell marbled paper-covered sides. A fine copy.…

32/80 COPIES (from an edition of 200 copies) signed by the author, printed on Hannemuhle mould-made paper, title-page printed in red and black against a pale yellow typographic ground, 12 engraved illustrations printed in red, the titles in red also, pp. 43, crown 8vo, original quarter brown cloth with yellow marbled boards, backstrip lettered in gilt and slightly pushed at head, With a contemporary inscription from the author on the title-page: 'For Beatrix and St Denys.'.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Handset in Bell. Number 76 of 150 copies signed by the author and artist, printed in black (the title-page in black and green) on Zerkall mould-made paper. Drawings tipped-in. Green antique laid endpapers. Quarter green buckram, white paper label, printed in black on the spine, Whittington marbled paper-covered boards. A fine copy. With an extensive and interesting Als from the publisher on Celandine Press letterhead loosely inserted. Signed by Author(s).…

FIRST EDITION, 85/125 COPIES, printed on Zerkall mould-made paper, half-title and title printed in brown, typographic ornaments, pp. [12], 8vo, original sewn plain wrappers, marbled dustjacket with printed label to front, order form laid in at rear, fine. Published to coincide with a celebration of the poet's work in the 1997 Stratford-upon-Avon Poetry Festival. (Carter 261).…

Condition: Fine. First, Limited Edition. Royal 8vo, 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (265 x 190 mm), 48 pp (unnumbered). Title page wood-engraving by Miriam Macgregor. Hand-set in Bell type and printed in dark brown and purple on Zerkall mould- made paper by the Whittington Press. Quarter-bound by Smith Settle & Company in black buckram and Whittington marbled paper-covered boards, gilt rules and spine titling; Colorplan Bokhara Red endpapers. Copy 81 of 350, as stated on the limitation page. [Butcher 59]. A finely produced private-press tribute volume issued in honour of Sir John Betjeman on the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday. The anthology includes contributions by notable poets and writers including Philip Larkin, Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, Kingsley Amis, Elizabeth Jennings, and Gavin Ewart, among others, reflecting the wide affection and esteem in which Betjeman was held by his literary contemporaries. The combination of Bell type, Zerkall paper, and Miriam Macgregor's wood engraving gives the book a particularly handsome and tactile character, representative of the English private-press revival of the later twentieth century. Sir John Betjeman (1906-1984) was one of Britain's most beloved twentieth-century poets, celebrated for his evocative verse on English architecture, suburbia, faith, and nostalgia. Appointed Poet Laureate in 1972, he also became a prominent champion of Victorian architecture and historic preservation through his broadcasting and conservation work. His accessible style and distinctive wit brought poetry to a broad public audience uncommon in his era. Miriam Macgregor (illustrator).…

FIRST EDITION, 38/75 COPIES signed by the author (from an edition of 300 copies) printed on Hahnemuhle mouldmade paper, 3 tipped-in colourprinted reproductions of work by Paul Nash, tissue-guarded, pp. 32, 8vo, original quarter black morocco, backstrip lettered in gilt, boards of marbled paper, edges untrimmed, cloth slipcase, fine. (Carter 261). …