Fine Printing & Private Presses

8vo (23.5 cm), XII, 267 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly creased at extremities). This volume brings together, for the first time, a selection of significant and thought-provoking lectures and articles by Roderick Cave, whose The Private Press (1971) remains a cornerstone in the field. Several papers included here are published for the first time. Spanning forty years of Cave's writing and drawing on his extensive archival research in multiple countries, the collection begins with articles that provide broad historical and marketing perspectives. It also features studies based on interviews with individuals associated with the Boars Head, Gregynog, and Golden Cockerel Presses. Other essays explore a wide range of private presses, from one run by a French schoolboy in the 1790s to modern American, Australian, and British presses, including the remarkable press of Count Potocki de Montalk. The volume also examines a Victorian book collectors' club, The Philobiblon Society, and delves into high-quality commercial printing at the Folio Society and the Grey Wall Press.…