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Nine Artists and the Whittington Press, Press copy signed by artists

$500.00

180. (Whittington Press) Nine Artists & a Press. An exhibition of the work of nine artists working for the Whittington Press, held at the Fiery Beacon Gallery, 2-17 December ‘89. [1989.] n.p. 9.75″ x 6.5″. Sepia illustrations throughout. Printed in Walbaum type in an edition of 900 copies – 850 in illustrated wrappers and 50 bound in paper marbled by Colleen Gryspeerdt over board, with toning tan leather spine with gilt title. Illustrated and titled board slipcase covered in the same salmon paper as the wrappered copies.

This is a Press copy – one of the Specials bound in marbled paper, and signed by the seven living artists. Judith Verity, Brian Hanscomb, Miriam Macgregor, Gwenda Morgan, John O’Connor, Howard Phipps, and John Craig beneath the colophon. Each essay includes a representative wood engraving in brown. Fine. Inscribed in red to ‘Jos & Phyllis – /Happy Christmas/with love from / John & Rose, Patrick & Francis.”