GERRY, Vance (1929-2005). "Some Fond Reminiscences of a Boy Printer at the Castle Press," In: Matrix, Number 6, Winter 1986, pp. 28-37.
Manor Farm, Andoversford, Glouchestershire: The Whittington Press, 1986.
4to. 11 1/4 x 8 inches. [vi], (184) pp. Gerry's article include a large folding "A Map of the Castle Press, Circa 1943, As it is sentimentally if not accurately remembered by a printer's devil. Not Drawn to Scale," 4 Gerry illustrations in the text; text clean, unmarked. Plain stiff-paper wrappers with printed dust-jacket; binding square and tight, spine lightly faded, corners of the binding lightly bumped, as they extend over the text-block yapp-style. PD123-001. Very Good.
LIMITED EDITION of 900 copies, this is copy number 630 of 800 copies in wraps, set in 12-point Monotype Caslon, printed at the Whittington Press on Sommerville Laid and Zerkall Halbmatt papers. Half-title with an engraving by Vance Gerry. Vance Gerry's article first appeared as a Weather Bird Press publication in 1968 in an edition of 50 copies. It is among several reminiscences of Grant Dahlstrom, from whom Gerry apprenticed as a printer in the 1940s, that Gerry published over the years. In addition, this issue of Matrix contains 25 other articles on all aspects of the book arts by such contributors as Roderick Cave, John Dreyfus, Miriam MacGregor, Sebastian Carter, John Bidwell, Brooke Crutchley, Ruari McLean, and others.
Title: "Some Fond Reminiscences of a Boy Printer at the Castle Press," In: Matrix, Number 6
Edition: LIMITED EDITION of 900 copies, this is copy number 630 of 800 copies in wraps
Created: 1986
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Illustrator: Vance Gerry (1929-2005)
Location Published: Manor Farm, Andoversford, Glouchestershire, The Whittington Press: 1986
Binding: Plain stiff-paper wrappers with printed dust-jacke
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Size: 4to. 11 1/4 x 8 inches
Type: Book
Categories: California Local History, Fine Press
Seller ID: PD123-001
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