Forty Years Playing the Letterpress Card, 1972–2012.

Language: English

Published by Sun Hill Press, USA, 2012

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SUN HILL PRESS / HYDER, Darrell. Sun Hill Press: Forty Years Playing the Letterpress Card, 1972–2012. North Brookfield, Massachusetts: Sun Hill Press, 2012. First edition. Privately printed folding broadsheet, 66.4 × 38 cm. A striking commemorative letterpress keepsake issued to celebrate forty years of Sun Hill Press, designed in the form of an oversized playing card with the number 40 and diamond suit devices at the corners, twin stylised sun motifs arranged in rotational symmetry, and the central legend “Sun Hill Press — Forty Years Playing the Letterpress Card.” Printed in a limited palette of red, dark blue and black on yellow stock and identified in the lower margin with Darrell Hyder and the Sun Hill Press address at 23 High Street, North Brookfield, Massachusetts. An attractive piece of modern American private-press and letterpress ephemera, documenting the visual identity and anniversary history of the press and combining typographic wit with strong graphic design. Near fine, slightly creased and rubbed, otherwise clean and bright, with sound folds. Now housed in a clear acetate sleeve, Design A. Stock code 004192. Location: Ephemera Drawer, Bookroom. …

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Title
Forty Years Playing the Letterpress Card, 1972–2012.
Author
SUN HILL PRESS / HYDER, Darrell
Publisher
Sun Hill Press, USA
Publication year
2012
Condition
Near Fine
Binding
No Binding
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition

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