Specimen Book of Curwen Pattern Papers by David McKitterick, limited edition
196. (Whittington Press) A New Specimen Book of Curwen Pattern Papers. By David McKitterick. Gloucestershire. 1987.xii,105p, plates, samples of patterned papers tipped-in. 10.75″ x 8″. Set in Monotype Lutetia, printed on Zerkall mould-made. 32 samples on Colorplan printed by Senecio Press. Dark green buckram spine with gilt title, Curwen pattern paper boards. Green paper board slipcase. One of 250 thus in an edition of 335 copies. Fine. Includes Paul Nash’s Introduction to the original 1928 Curwen Press Pattern Papers volume.
“Plates show examples of the work using the papers. Details of each artist’s life and work appear opposite the first sample of their patterned paper,
whose linocuts were transferred to lithographic plates for printing. Unlike most modern wallpapers, printed on long rolls of paper,these were printed in the traditional manner, as sheets, in sizes up to about 34 x 22 ins. Very few of these sheets survive. Just enough papers were available to issue 120 sets of Wallpapers Printed at the Curwen Press. This portfolio presents a unique opportunity to acquire a representative selection of the Press’s work. Single sheets of these papers are known to fetch $175.00 and more in galleries, an indication of both their popularity and their rarity.” - Whittington Press prospectus.
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