Wakefield D R Compiler and Illustrator (1 results)

Portfolio. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Folio - between 12" - 15" Tall. A massive portfolio housed in a tan and green cloth clamshell case, 33 loose handmade paper sheets-laid in. Illustrated with wonderful etchings & aquatints by the author. Text printed on an Albion hand press (ca. 1860; with the etchings on a direct drive etching press of uncertain, but possible similar date. Handmade paper from Barcham Green. The box was made by Robert Hadrill. #39 of 100 copies printed. Signed and numbered by the author/illustrator on colophon page in pencil. (minor light surface wear to outer box). Illustrated by The Author with 255 Photos, 15 in Color (illustrator). …