Whittington Press

Kennedy, Richard. A Boy at the Hogarth Press. 1972, number 78 of 520 copies signed by the author, illustrations by the author, original cloth, pictorial dust-jacket; together with eight other volumes written or illustrated by Richard Kennedy--The Song of Songs. 1976, number xxvi of 206 copies of which this is one of 35 copies specially bound, illustrations by Richard Kennedy, original morocco, slipcase--Ling Wong, Judy. Long Summer. 1977, number 42 of 50 copies, 10 etchings by Ling Wong, original wood veneer paper over boards, slipcase--Thomas, Edward. The Diary. 1977, number xxxvi of 575 copies of which this is one of 50 copies specially bound, illustrations by Helmuth Weissenborn, original morocco, slipcase--Reeves, James. Arcadian Ballads. 1977, number xv of 200 copies of which this is one of 50 copies specially bound signed by the author and artist, illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, original morocco, slipcase--Lewis, Cecil Day. Posthumous Poems. 1979, number 94 of 250 copies, title-vignette by Miriam Macgregor, original cloth-backed boards, slipcase--Kavanagh, P.J. Real Sky. 1980, number 12 of 525 copies of which this is one of 25 copies specially bound signed by the author and artist, accompanied by a suite of engraving proofs signed by the artist, illustrations by Miriam Macgregor, original cloth-backed boards, slipcase--Matrix 1-21. 1981-2001, 21 volumes, limited to between 350 and 825 copies, mounted specimen leaves, inserts, plates and illustrations, original wrappers, some dust-jackets--Weissenborn, Helmuth. Engraver. 1983, number v of 260 copies of which this is one of 20 copies specially bound, accompanied by a suite of engravings on Japon, illustrations after Helmuth Weissenborn, original goatskin, folding case--Kitterick, David. A New Specimen Book of Curwen Pattern Papers. 1987, number xx of 335 copies of which this is one of 85 copies specially bound, accompanied by an additional portfolio of five sheets, 32 specimen sheets, original morocco-backed boards, slipcase--McKitterick, David. Wallpapers by Edward Bawden. 1989, number 74 of 120 copies of which this is one of 40 copies, accompanied by an additional sheets, 7 specimen sheets, original buckram-backed boards, slipcase--Butcher, David. The Stanbrook Abbey Press. 1956-1990. 1992, number xvii of 350 copies of which this is one of 17 copies bound with an additional portfolio of ephemera, numerous inserts, original inlaid goatskin designed by Miriam Macgregor, case--Bidwell, John. Fine Papers at the Oxford University Press. 1999, number xxvii of 300 copies of which this is one of 65 copies bound with an additional portfolio, numerous samples, original morocco-backed boards, case--all various sizes, together with c.140 others (c.180 volumes)

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The Whittington Press was established in 1971 and has long been associated with the work of wood-engravers, notably Hemuth Weissenborn, Miriam Macgregor, John Lawrence, John O'Connor, Gwenda Morgan and John Craig. The collection offered here, includes a number of extra-limited or specially bound copies.