thaxted workshop press (42 results)

4to., (260 x 190mm.), limited to 200 numbered copies; four full-page specimens - Arabesque, Fournier, Victorian & Curwen - printed in two colours with 8pp. accompanying text; new in printed stiff Grey Abbey Mill wrappers. A handsome account of the production of the four letterpress specimens for Matrix 9. Printers' Flowers Matrix Specimen Type Private Press.

4to., (260 x 190mm.), limited to 200 numbered copies; four full-page specimens - Arabesque, Fournier, Victorian & Curwen - printed in two colours with 8pp. accompanying text; new in printed stiff Grey Abbey Mill wrappers. A handsome account of the production of the four letterpress specimens for Matrix 9. Printers' Flowers Matrix Specimen Type Private Press.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. (4 pages), near fine condition in sewn paper covers, edges of cover slightly ctreased.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. (4 pages), decorations in text, very good/near fine condition in sewn paper covers, top right corner of covers creased, with loosely enclosed bookmark listing the publications of the press from 1981 to 1985 (fine condition).

1st edition folded sheet As New octavo (4)pp., A 4pp. prospectus for this important publication.

1st edition folded sheet As New octavo (4)pp., A 4pp. prospectus for this important publication.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. (4 pages), fine condition in sewn paper covers.

200 copies. Sm.folio, (262x190mm), [12]p. 4 large specimens of fleurons printed in a variety of colours. A good copy in original printed wrappers.

1st edition card covers As New octavo (4)pp., A 4pp. prospectus for this important publication.

1st edition card covers As New octavo (4)pp., A 4pp. prospectus for this important publication.

1st edition card covers As New octavo (4)pp., A 4pp. prospectus for this important publication.

1st edition card covers As New octavo (4)pp., A 4pp. prospectus for this important publication.

4 pages of printers' flowers originally produced to illustrate an article for the Whittington Press publication, 'Matrix' issue 9. One of 200 copies, this no. 67. Printed in red and black, green and brown on Mason's Cream, Flying Colours and Goatskin Parchment papers. Pp. 12. 8vo., original blue printed Abbey Mill paper wrappers. Very mild fading along edges of wrappers, otherwise a very good copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Quarto size pamphlet, 8 preliminary pages, 24 pages, tipped in colour and black and white illustrations, fine condition in sewn card covers and wrapper. Number 8 of 100 copies.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Small sheet (15 x 24 cm) printed on one side, fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 4to. pp vii, 47, [4] folded leaves. Original publishers black cloth over decorative papered boards, lettered black on spine label. Signed by Mark Arman on the limitation page. Limited edition of 175 numbered copies, this being no. 36. Prospectus for 'Pages of type' loosely inserted. ISBN: 0950929255 Fine. Signedes.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Set in Adobe Garamond and printed on Goatskin Parchment paper. Number 33 of 100 copies. 6 tipped-in photographs, a tipped-in studio design, other illustrations within the text. Semi-stiff covers with pink wrappers, titled and decorated in plum. A fine copy. Articles by Mark Arman which appeared in The Journal for weavers, Spinners & Dyers, in 1990 & 1991.

Condition: Good. Original half cloth with decorated boards with mounted plate and mounted title, limited to an edition of 110 numbered and signed copies (this is number 42), tipped-in (foldable) plates in colour and b/w, 4to. On title page: Five articles by Mark Arman which were included in the Whittington Press annual piblication Matrix between 1987 & 1991.; some light white stains on cloth; corners spine slightly worn.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 17 Prints in Folder; Other Illus in Text (illustrator). 1st. 1st limited edition; #4 of 80 copies, numbered and signed by Arman; Very good slipcase contains the book (quarter cloth over marbled boards, paper cover label.; and the folder of engravings (12 sheets containing 13 of the blocks printed on heavy paper). Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 4to. pp xi, 48, plates (five folded). Original publishers quarter black cloth over Cockerell marbled papered boards, lettered black on spine label. Limited edition of 130 copies, this being no. 86. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Handset in SB Caslon, printed in red, black and blue on Goatskin parchment. With short note from Mark Arman to Bill Taylor on workshop card. From the Library of Bill Taylor, Palliser Press, Harrogate. ISBN: 0950929239 Fine. Signedes.

Condition: Good. Original half cloth with marbled boards, (foldable) plates, limited to 130 numbered and signed copies (this is number 61), XI,48 pages, slipcase, 4to.

Stiff card wraps. Condition: Fine. Limited edition. Thin folio. Stiff printed wraps. Unpaginated (24pp.) One of 50 numbered copies; this is No. 17. Arman's discussion of the history of the Alice electrotype plates in illustrated by twelve plates finely printed letterpress. A fine copy. The plates were electrotypes created from the original wood engravings cut by the Dalziel Brothers ca. 1860-1870. .

Not published; 4to., a 16pp. extract from the book (pp.29-44); various illustrations in colour; very good in grey wrappers with manuscript titling as above. Front free endpaper bears a letter to the blockmaker Stanley Lawrence from Mark Arman expressing concern for his health & recalling his many visits to T.N. Lawrence & Son in Bleeding Heart Yard. 'At the same time I thought you would like to see the small tribute I gave you in my latest book.' See Matrix 7. SL1022 Workshop Press Illustration Woodengraving Private Press.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Large sheet (Dimensions : 24 x 32 cm), very good condition, corners bumped and creased, some spotting, mainly around the top edge.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Large sheet (Dimensions : 26 x 38 cm), very good/ near fine condition, top and bottom edges creased, horizontal fold crease.

FIRST EDITION limited to 100 copies, signed by the author; 4to., pp.vi,94; new in cloth-backed decorated boards. A charming autobiography with chapters on the author's pottery, print-making and Workshop Press which produced a fine series of books on type and ornament. Printing Biography.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Number 25 of 110 copies, signed by the author, typeset on an AppleMac and printed on Goatskin Parchment with the wood engravings and tipped in broadsheets printed by letterpress.10 tipped in illustrations, some folding, 1 full-page wood engraving with colour wash, type specimens, etc. Quarter black cloth with printed label, decorative paper-covered boards. A fine copy. Signed by Author(s).

1st edition card covers As New quarto (4)pp., Single sheet folded into 4 pages, presented into a green card folder with W. E. R. printed on front. Last page: 150 copies of the keepsake of Herman W. Liebert's talk, "Ralph Isham's big Red Books" given at The Typophiles Christmas luncheon 1981.

FIRST EDITION. no.42 of 85 copies, signed; pp.vi,44 + colophon; wood-engravings, decorations & type specimens throughout; a very good copy of this early Workshop Press production in original cloth-backed marbled boards, paper labels. WORKSHOP PRESS Type.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Set in Caslon. Number 71 of 175 copies printed on Goatskin Parchment in blue, black and red, and signed by the author/printer. Illustrated with 5 wood engravings (2 by the author) and 16 type specimen pages including four folded broadsheets. Quarter bound in cloth with engraved paper-covered sides, black and red. A fine copy. Signed by Author(s).