Hudson Mike Jarvis Jadwiga (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Mike Hudson (illustrator). 1st Edition. The first in a series of essays on the book arts. Printed on Mohawk Superfine Text paper in an edition of one hundred copies. Wood engraving by Mike Hudson. Maroon card covers with black lettering. Red thread binding. Slight sun fade to spine. Otherwise in fine condition. Appears unread.

Five volumes including the Introductory Volume. Each c.20pp. 4to. All hand-set in sewn illustrated wrappers. A fine set. . Each of the five volumes is number 60 of 60 copies signed by both Jadwiga Jarvis and Mike Hudson.

a collection of four monographs about printing and other book arts. Numbers 5-8. Four monographs, each 24 pages (unpaginated, printed in blue & black with occasional other single colours, mainly on the title pages), each with a large coloured decorative initial, Nos. 6-8 with occasional illustrations (some coloured); together with a separate 12 page Introduction with one small initial printed in yellow; all tall post 4to; printed stiff paper wrappers, stabbed & tied, the monographs with flap folds; The Wayzgoose Press, Katoomba, NSW, 2000-2001. Edition limited to 60 numbered sets, signed by the publishers. *'A series of four monographs concerned with the evolution of reading traditions and book practices over the past 2000 years' [colophon]. Monograph 5 (Evolution), traces the evolution of books from papyrus rolls to the early Renaissance. No. 6. (Revolution) examines the progressive decline of book production, and No. 7 (Regulation) 'discussed the drive for rationalisation of techniques at the expense of the creative potential of authorship' [Jarvis, The Wayzgoose Affair p. 150]. No. 8 (Re-Evaluation) 'weighed the benefits to text and reader of an individual and creative approach to book design, typography and illustrations against the losses inflicted by mass production principles' [The Wayzgoose Affair, p. 152]. Together, the large coloured initials on the first text page of each monograph form the word 'font'.

Paperback. First Edition. Katoomba, The Wayzgoose Press, May 1995 to February 1996 (Numbers 1-4), and June 2000 to March 2001 (Numbers 5-8). Quarto, eight monographs, each one [24] pages (Number 3 is [28] pages) with illustrations throughout by Mike Hudson (woodcuts and linocuts, some in colour). Flush-cut card covers with French flaps, printed in three colours; in uniformly fine condition. The first number is co-authored; the next four are written by Mike Hudson; the last three are written by Jadwiga Jarvis. The series is complete with the separate introductory volumes (to Numbers 1-4 and Numbers 5-8 respectively, uniform in format, [12] pages, unillustrated; the first one is slightly bumped on the bottom corner; the second one is in fine condition). A fine copy of the prospectus to the first series (octavo, 8 pages plus the covers and a subscription form) is also present. Apart from the prospectus, all volumes are signed by Mike Hudson and Jadwiga Jarvis, and numbered thus: Parts 1 to 4 are all number 36 of 50 copies (their Introduction is number 30 of 45 copies); Parts 5 to 8 are all number 40 of 50 copies (their Introduction is number 40 of 60 copies). Loosely inserted in the first introductory volume is a typed letter signed by Jadwiga Jarvis, a friendly missive combining interesting bibliographical information with ample proof that the book-printer's lot is not a very profitable one. Three short hand-written notes from Hudson and Jarvis, and an associated order form, are also loosely inserted. [11 items].

a second collection of four monographs about printing and other book arts. Pp. [x]+viii +68(printed in blue, yellow/brown & black with occasional other single colours, last blank), hand-tipped coloured frontispiece (numbered and signed by Mike Hudson), text illustrations (mostly black & white, plus 1 coloured folding), 4 large coloured decorative initials, coloured typographic endpapers; f'cap. folio; dark green cloth with printed paper labels (title and publisher's device) inlaid on upper board; within olive green card slipcase; The Wayzgoose Press, Katoomba, NSW, 2001. Edition limited to 15 numbered copies, signed by the publishers; this being number 4 of 12 copies thus bound. *First published as a series of 4 monographs (plus Introduction) during 2000 and early 2001. Monograph 5 (Evolution), traces the evolution of books from papyrus rolls to the early Renaissance. No. 6. (Revolution) examines the progressive decline of book production, and No. 7 (Regulation) 'discussed the drive for rationalisation of techniques at the expense of the creative potential of authorship' [Jarvis, The Wayzgoose Affair p. 150]. No. 8 (Re-Evaluation) 'weighed the benefits to text and reader of an individual and creative approach to book design, typography and illustrations against the losses inflicted by mass production principles' [The Wayzgoose Affair, p. 152]. The large coloured initials form the word 'font', which also features in the endpaper design.

[Numbers 1 to 8, complete in two volumes]. Volume I: A collection of four monographs about printing and other book arts. Pp. [viii]+viii+66+[10](notes & colophon, including blanks), printed in red, khaki & black, with occasional other single colours), hand-tipped black & white frontispiece (numbered and signed by Mike Hudson), hand-tipped coloured folding plate, text illustrations (most printed in 2 colours, 5 full, 1 double page), 4 coloured decorative initials, coloured typographic endpapers; Volume II: A second collection of four monographs about printing and other book arts. [Numbers 5 to 8]. Pp. [x]+viii+68(printed in blue, yellow/brown & black with occasional other single colours, last blank), hand-tipped coloured frontispiece (numbered and signed by Mike Hudson), text illustrations (1 coloured and folding, others black & white), 4 coloured decorative initials, coloured typographic endpapers; both volumes f'cap. folio; maroon [Volume I] and dark green [Volume II] cloth with printed paper labels (title and publisher's device) inlaid on upper boards; each within a matching coloured slipcase; The Wayzgoose Press, Katoomba, NSW, 1996; 2001. Edition limited to 10 [Volume I] and 15 numbered copies, these being number 4 [of 8 thus bound] and number 10 [of 12 thus bound] respectively, both signed by the publishers Mike Hudson and Jadwiga Jarvis. *First published as two separate series of 4 monographs (plus Introduction), issued in paper wrappers at three-monthly intervals in 1995-1996 and 2000-2001. Monograph 1, A Pressing Argument, examines technical and philosophical differences between traditional letterpress printing and the various modern methods of text reproduction. No. 2, It Goes Against the Grain . clarifies 'the confusion of terminology between woodcut and wood engraving'. No. 3, Broadly Speaking, is an overview of the history of broadside printing; and No. 4, Printers and Politics, is 'a commentary on the nature of politically motivated printers, presses and publishers, with particular attention given to Andrew Bent (Tasmania's first printer)'. Monograph 5 (Evolution), traces the evolution of books from papyrus rolls to the early Renaissance. No. 6. (Revolution) examines the progressive decline of book production, and No. 7 (Regulation) 'discussed the drive for rationalisation of techniques at the expense of the creative potential of authorship.' No. 8 (Re-Evaluation) 'weighed the benefits to text and reader of an individual and creative approach to book design, typography and illustrations against the losses inflicted by mass production principles' [ref. Jarvis, The Wayzgoose Affair, pp. 91, 150 & 152]. The coloured initials form the words type [Volume I] and font [Volume II].