Silversmithing; Its Principles & Practice in Small Workshops

Pruden, Dunstan; Hagreen, Philip (Introduction and Engravings)

Published by St Dominic's Press, Ditching Common, Hassocks, Sussex, 1933

About this Item

One of 500 copies (unnumbered),octavo size, 48 pp. The Saint Dominic's Press, founded by Harry (Hilary) Douglas Clarke Pepler, flourished at Ditchling, Sussex, from 1916 to 1936. The first home of the Press was "a disused stable", with a hundred-year-old Stanhope hand-press which supposedly had belonged to William Morris. Pepler endeavored to do everything possible by hand, believing that such would both produce the best results and also be a "more individual or 'humane'.product". He therefore "preferred the handpress to the machine, handmade to machine-made paper, and handset founder's type to the products of typesetting machines." This is both an interesting association copy as well as a "Rare edition on the art of silversmithing by Dunstan Pruden (1907-1974), demonstrating the simplicity and clarity of his unique approach." With the Ex-Libris of the Rev. Edward Hawks who is "recognized as one of the greatest living authorities on Anglicanism" (n.b., from the The American Catholic Historical Society website). ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in quarter cloth with printed paper boards, Ex-Libris of Rev. Edward Hawks on front paste-down, illustrated with twenty diagrams (one repeated on front board) and engraved by Philip Hagreen, Gills's press device on the title page; octavo size (7 7/8" by 5 1/4"), pagination: [1-2] [i] ii-v [vi] [1] 2-37 [1 page index; 1 page blank; 1 page colophon]. ___CONDITION: Near fine overall, with clean boards, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and other than the Ex-Libris mentioned above free of prior owner markings; corners are slightly bumped with the top front corner slightly creased and minor offsetting to the endpapers. ___CITATIONS: Taylor and Sewell, no. A227; note that the quotes and much of the introductory quoted information from "Three Private Presses" by Brocard Sewell. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help. Seller Inventory # CNBR459

Bibliographic Details

Title: Silversmithing; Its Principles & Practice in...

Publisher: St Dominic's Press, Ditching Common, Hassocks, Sussex

Publication Date: 1933

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Hagreen, Philip

Condition: Near fine

Edition: First Edition.