Vance Gerry and the Weather Bird Press. With contributions by Vance Gerry, Simon Lawrence, David Butcher, Patrick Reagh, James Lorson, and John Randle. With a checklist of publications compiled by David Butcher

Randle, John, et al.

Published by The Whittington Press, [Risby, Herefordshire], 2018

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Edition limited to 235 copies, this being one of 40 'A' copies bound in full Oasis by the Fine Book Bindery, accompanied by 22 items (in this case, 26) of Weather Bird ephemera found in Vance's workshop after his death, "and mostly bound up in his simple style by the Fine Book Bindery;" also, a facsimile edition of Jazz Instruments, plus a portfolio of 13 facsimiles of Vance's letters (in this case, 16), all contained in a leather-backed solander case; small folio, pp. [10], 86, [4]; mounted color frontispiece portrait after a watercolor of Mary, Vance's wife, plus 70 other illustrations in all, from various sources, including line drawings, linocuts, wood engravings, and 12 pages of 26 color reproductions of Vance's pochoir illustrations. With 3 exceptions "the engravings and linocuts are printed from the original blocks, and the line blocks are from Vance Gerry's workshop." The deluxe 'A' version is now out-of-print, all being subscribed for prior to publication. In addition to his fine press work, Vance Gerry was an "animation storyman, layout artist and visual development artist' at Disney in Los Angeles. Vance's name appears on the credits for 101 Dalmatians, The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, The Rescuers, The Great Mouse Detective, The Lion King, and so on many of the major successes of the Disney company during his working life, which began there in 1955" (preface by Simon Lawrence). The text of this volume is based on interviews Vance Gerry gave at the University of California in 1989, together with a selection of his letters from then until his death in 2005 to fellow printers and booksellers, and a few personal reminiscences from those who knew him well. Also included is a checklist of Vance Gerry's publications produced over a period of more than forty years compiled by David Butcher.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Vance Gerry and the Weather Bird Press. With contributions by Vance Gerry, Simon Lawrence, David Butcher, Patrick Reagh, James Lorson, and John Randle. With a checklist of publications compiled by David Butcher
• Publisher: The Whittington Press, [Risby, Herefordshire]
• Publication Date: 2018
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