Mary Stanbrook (9 results)

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good condition softcover pictorial laminated dark green background no DJ. 112 pages good and clean with clear print. No foxing. Previous owner written inside front cover: Happy Birthday to John from Dorothy and Eileen Jan 92. Many black and white photographs throughout the book including a receipt for a Miss Gerry's salary in 1894.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy, mild shelfwear and spine faded, small sticker over printed price on back cover.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 112pp, illustrated, fine sftback; Octavo.

Near fine paperback. There is some light wear to the covers and the remains of a label. The title page has pencil notes, the rest of the text is very clean and crisp. Illustrated, 112.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 112pp. Soft covers. 190g. Illustrated with b/w photographs. SIGNED by author on title page. Soft covers with tiny crease on corners, o/w near FINE with tight and clean contents. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. 12mo., [4], 5pp., [2], bound in the original mould-made covers with a pictorial design of an Ionian Cross to upper cover. A fine clean bright copy of this scarce work. One of a 1,000 copies printed. Set in Eric Gill's Joanna. 1000 copies printed in England at the Stanbrook Abbey Press, Worcester on Abbey Mills Text paper. Covers mould-made by Barcham Green, Maidstone. Iona is an island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though there are other buildings on the island. Iona Abbey was a centre of Gaelic monasticism for three centuries and is today known for its relative tranquility and natural environment. It is a tourist destination and a place for spiritual retreats. Its modern Scottish Gaelic name means "Iona of (Saint) Columba". The press founded at Stanbrook Abbey near Worcester in 1876 was unique: run by a religious community, rather than an individual or partnership, it stood at the interface between book design and religious belief. Famously the press was associated in the early 20th century with one of the great figures of English bibliography, Sir Sydney Cockerell (1867-1962); he in turn introduced the nuns to Emery Walker (1851-1933) and C. H. St John Hornby (1867-1946). The press enjoyed a golden age under the direction of Dame Hildelith Cumming (1909-1991), who was printer from 1955 until her death in 1991. With the encouragement of Dutch typographer Jan van Krimpen (1892-1958) and the English designer John Dreyfus (1918-2002), Dame Hildelith developed a distinctive Stanbrook style: the use of characterful typefaces, expertly printed on fine hand-made papers; the deployment of white space to allow texts to breathe ; and a liveliness achieved through coloured inks, calligraphic decoration and fine bindings. David Butcher, the press s bibliographer, summed up its achievement: Collectively the books published by the Press earn it a place as one of the world s major private presses The books are an enduring testament to the Benedictine aim of employing human talents to the glory of God. (David Butcher, The Stanbrook Abbey Press, 1956-1990 (Lower Marston: Whittington Press, 1992), p. 31.).