Paperback with french flaps, from a limited run of 1000 copies, very good condition. Complimentary slip from publisher laid in, along with a slip penned with "120" - could be the number of this copy. Well-illustrated catalogue of an exhibition held at Henry Sotheran Ltd., London, 30 December 1994 - 28 January 1995 ; The Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield, 17 February - 18 March 1995 ; and George Bayntun, Bath, 3 - 29 April 1995. A few faint marks to front cover, otherwise not notable flaws. AD
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United Kingdom
Printed wrappers, paper cover label, 8vo, 98 pp, ills (many colour). 75 + 85 items. The very appealing and well-illustrated catalogue of an exhibition held at Henry Sotheran Ltd., London, 30 December 1994 - 28 January 1995 ; The Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield, 17 February - 18 March 1995 ; and George Bayntun, Bath, 3 - 29 April 1995. In 1894 James and Mary Lee Tregaskis organised an International Bookbinding Exhibition consisting of 73 copies of the little Kelmscott Press book, The Tale of King Florus and the Fair Jehane, by different binders from twenty-seven countries around the world, held at their London bookshop, the Caxton Head. That catalogue is reproduced in facsimile here, on pp.11-30, followed by colour photographs of each of the bindings. It was one of the most popular bookbinding exhibitions ever, with press reports in over seventy publications, and when it was shown again in 1994 it attracted a great deal of attention. To mark the centenary a new exhibition was prepared for which 85 copies of Andrew Marvell's The Garden and Other Poems were bound by binders from all over the world and exhibited in London, Sheffield, and Bath - again the catalogue is reproduced with colour photographs of all the bindings. Contents: The Tregaskis International Bookbinding Exhibition 1894, an Introductory Essay by Marianne Tidcombe; a Facsimile of the 1894 Exhibition Catalogue; Photographs of the Bindings; A century of Fine Bookbinding, by Bernard C. Middleton; The Tregaskis Centenary Exhibition 1994, An Introductory Essay byMarianne Tidcombe; The Catalogue and Photographs of Bindings. Minor mark to rear wrapper, otherwise Very Good. Seller Inventory # ABE-40518
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Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 98pp, col plates. Or card with integral flaps with laid on title label. Slightest of edge wear. The International Bookbinding Exhibition organised by James and Mary Lee Tregaskis in 1894 consisted of 73 copies of the little Kelmscott Press book, The Tale of King Florus and the Fair Jehane, by binders from 27 countries around the world. For the centenary exhibition in 1994 85 copies of Andrew Marvell's The Garden and Other Poems were bound by binders from all over the world. This catalogue has colour plates of bindings from both the original exhibition and the centenary exhibition. Size: 4to. Seller Inventory # 054047
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Seller: Colin Neville, Woodbine Books, Keighley, United Kingdom
Limited to 1000 copies. Essays by Marianne Tidcombe and Bernard Middleton. Soft covers, size: 7" x 11.5", p.98, attractive colour plates of the bindings in both exhibitions. A quality production; fine condition. Seller Inventory # 4779
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Seller: Librairie Le Trait d'Union sarl., TROYES, France
London, Designer Bookbinders, 1994. In-4 étroit broché, 98 pp., 75+85 numéros décrits et illustrés en couleurs. /74B Excellent état. Seller Inventory # 536891
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