Fleece Press.- Donne (John) Mud Walls: Exceprts from the Sermons, one of 7 specially-bound copies on sheepskin parchment, from an edition limited to 207, printed in red and black, wood-engraved illustrations by Jane Lydbury, original pale blue goatskin by Angela James, signed "APJ" at foot of rear turn-in, together with prospectus and note Pc.s. from the printer in cloth drop-back box, calf label, 8vo, Wakefield, Fleece Press, 1986. ⁂ "...All the copies (2 grey, 1 scarlet, one yellow, one dark red, one dark green + this) look superb! I'm so pleased with them - far better than the paper copies...S.L." Postcard from the printer, Simon Lawrence (loosely inserted). Angela James (b. 1948) is a Fellow and past President of Designer Bookbinders. She trained at the Glasgow School of Art and was then apprenticed to Sydney Cockerell in 1970 where she worked with James Brockman. She won the Thomas Harrison Memorial Award with her first binding in 1974 and continues to exhibit regularly. Her work is held by many private and public collections.
Fleece Press.- Donne (John) Mud Walls: Exceprts from the Sermons, one of 7 specially-bound copies on sheepskin parchment, from an edition limited to 207, printed in red and black, wood-engraved illustrations by Jane Lydbury, original pale blue goatskin by Angela James, signed "APJ" at foot of rear turn-in, together with prospectus and note Pc.s. from the printer in cloth drop-back box, calf label, 8vo, Wakefield, Fleece Press, 1986. ⁂ "...All the copies (2 grey, 1 scarlet, one yellow, one dark red, one dark green + this) look superb! I'm so pleased with them - far better than the paper copies...S.L." Postcard from the printer, Simon Lawrence (loosely inserted). Angela James (b. 1948) is a Fellow and past President of Designer Bookbinders. She trained at the Glasgow School of Art and was then apprenticed to Sydney Cockerell in 1970 where she worked with James Brockman. She won the Thomas Harrison Memorial Award with her first binding in 1974 and continues to exhibit regularly. Her work is held by many private and public collections.
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