Private Presses from Stephen Rench

Ditchling Common, Hassocks: St Dominic's Press, 1933 Book. Good. Hardcover. [ii], vi, 37, [3] pages. Colophon states - Printed by hand on a Stanhope Press at Saint Dominic's Press, Ditchling. Taped into card boards, the sections are separating internally. With printed paper labels to the front board - From Dunstan Pruden Ditchling Common, Sussex. Boards are soiled and the printed… Ler mais sobre este item

Ditchling, Sussex: Printed and published at S. Dominic's Press, 1926 Book. Good. Hardcover. [vi], 75, [1] pages. In the original printed paper covered boards with cloth spine. Printed label to the front board. Covers are soiled and stained. Numbered 154 of the 225 copies printed. Paper fault causing a tear into the page on pages 49/50. Bookplate to the front… Ler mais sobre este item

Ditchling, Sussex: Printed and published by the Ditchling Press, 1952 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. [vi], 62, [2] pages. In the original printed paper covers. Pages lightly browned throughout. Priced ink to the front cover 2/6..

Ditchling: St Dominic's Press, 1930 Book. Fair. Hardcover. [vi], 30 pages. Numbered 90 out of the 100 copies printed. In the original cloth binding, but completely lacking the spine. Boards very stained. Abrasion to the lower outer corner of the front pastedown. Front free end paper browned. Ink stain to one of the front end papers. Bookplate of Philip… Ler mais sobre este item

Ditchling, Hassocks: St Dominic's Press - New Handworkers' Gallery, 1928 Book. Good. No Binding. [2], 11, [3] pages. There are no covers, as issued. The outer pages are stained and soiled. The title page is stained through the title. Printed for the New Handworkers' Gallery 14 Percy Street London by the St Dominic's Press of Ditchling.

Ditchling: Printed & published at S Dominic's Press, 1928 Book. Fair. Disbound. [vi], 26, [62] pages. The pages at the rear are blank - although here some have been used for sketches in pencil, possibly designs for metal work. In the paper covered boards with cloth spine. The boards are very worn and the rear board has some worm damage.… Ler mais sobre este item

Ditchling Common, Sussex: Printed & published at St Dominic's Press, 1929 Book. Fair. Disbound. [xiv], 45, [3] pages. Printed on machine made paper, apparently there were also copies printed on hand made paper. In the remains of the original binding - printed paper covered boards and cloth spine. the cloth on the spine has deteriorated and the front board is… Ler mais sobre este item

Ditchling: S. Dominic's Press, 1930 Book. Fair. Hardcover. [viii], 72 pages. Numbered 109 of the 120 copies printed. In the original cloth covered boards, leather spine and printed paper lettering label to the front board. The spine is damaged and torn at the head. Paper label is browned and soiled. Bookplate to the front pastedown of Dunstan & Anne Pruden.… Ler mais sobre este item

Ditchling Common, Hassocks, Sussex: St Dominic's Press, 1929 Book. Fair. Soft cover. [ii], iv. 43, [3] pages. Damp staining and worming to the lower outer corner throughout. Bookbinder's ticket to the rear pastedown of Theo. B. Merrett, Guild of Glos Craftsmen, Stroud. In hessian covered boards with leather spine. Spine scuffed and worn. End papers browned and stained. The first… Ler mais sobre este item

Leipzig: Im Insel-Verlag zu Leipzig Book. Fair. Hardcover. [48] pages. An uninspiring copy of the book, pages very browned, binding very worn and spine damaged. 11. - 20. Tausend. But with the bookplate for the Guild of SS Joseph & Dominic which was based at Ditchling in Sussex and was formed by Eric Gill and others. The bookplate is also… Ler mais sobre este item

Ditchling: Printed and published at S. Dominic's Press, 1926 Book. Good. Hardcover. [vi], 69, [1] pages. Numbered 65 of the 200 copies printed. In printed paper covered boards withe a printed label to the front board. Cloth spine but this is worn and torn. Bookplate to the front and rear pastedowns of Dunstan and Anne Pruden. Some spotting and… Ler mais sobre este item

Ditchling, Sussex: St Dominic's Press, 1929 Book. Illus. by Gill, Eric. Good. No Binding. [8] page booklet with no covers, as issued. First page is browned. 2 woodcut illustrations by Eric Gill..

Halford: Celandine Press, 1983 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 42, [4] pages. Signed by author to the colophon. Number 77 of 200 copies. Marbled paper covered boards with cloth spine. Illustrations in red. Just light signs of use..

Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press;, 1925 Book. Good. Hardcover. 39, [3] pages. The pagination includes the blank pages at the front . In the original paper covered boards and vellum spine. the boards have some stains and wear. The spine is soiled and with some light wear. Light browning to the end papers, both front and rear. A… Ler mais sobre este item

Worcester: Stanbrook Abbey Press, 1970 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. xiv, [ii], 180 pages. Original cloth binding, just some light marks. One of the 450 copies bound in cloth of a total edition of 500..

The Whittington Press, 1982 Book. Good. Hardcover. [vi], 51, [3] pages. Illustrations tipped in. In the original floral paper covered boards with cloth spine. Printed paper label to the spine. Just light signs of use. Colophon states that 350 copies were printed, this is numbered 146. Signed beneath the colophon by the author. Some light spotting to the end papers… Ler mais sobre este item

The Whittington Press, 1986 Book. Good. Soft cover. 182 pages + plates and tipped in samples. With the original paper cover spine faded and lightly browned. Some creasing to edges. 900 copies printed. Some spotting to page edges. Upper outer corner of the frontispiece is attached to the preceding page for some reason. Loosely inserted 3 pieces of ephemera -… Ler mais sobre este item

The Whittington Press & William Heinemann, 1978 Book. Good. Hardcover. [28] unnumbered pages. Illustration of the author tipped in as the frontispiece. Colophon states that 150 copies were printed, 140 in this format. This copy numbered 19. Signed by Edith Bagnold beneath the colophon. In the original paper covered boards with cloth spine. Some light spotting..

The Whittington Press, 1991 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. [44] unnumbered pages. Hardback with the dustwrapper - the dustwrapper is extra long with additional folds at the front and rear. In the original card folder which is faded and lightly browned to the edges. Numbered to the colophon 3 of the 350 copies printed. Also signed by Miriam Macgregor..

Gwasg Gregynog, 1993 Book. Very Good. No Binding. 149, [5] pages. Folding plate before page 55. Colophon states that this is numbered 385 of the 400 issued. One of the 20 copies issued as unbound sheets. The sheets have been sewn together and the top edges of the pages are gilt..