Golden Cockerel Press.- Song of Songs (The), edited by W.O.E.Oesterley, number 114 of 204 copies, printed in red and black, engraved plates and head-piece by Lettice Sandford leather book-label of Haven O'More, with loosely-inserted A.L.s. dated 1948 from the printer Christopher Sandford to a Mr Love thanking him for his suggestion of a production of Job and commenting on the printing situation, also an envelope addressed to Sir Michael Sadler containing 3 GCP prospectuses and a flyer for Christmas cards, original pictorial cream buckram, gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, t.e.g., others uncut, spine very slightly soiled, a fine copy in board slip-case (rubbed), [Chanticleer 110], folio, Golden Cockerel Press, 1936. ⁂ An infrequently seen book of the Golden Cockerel Press. Sandford's letter indicates the difficulties faced by fine press printers at the time: "...At the moment producers are wondering how long they can carry on. In my own case leather & fabrics for binding are almost unobtainable at any price, &, when stocks accumulated in the country run out, it may be well to close down for a period, till better times...we cannot persuade Whitehall to import the materials necessary to keep industry going. It all seems very blind!...".
Golden Cockerel Press.- Song of Songs (The), edited by W.O.E.Oesterley, number 114 of 204 copies, printed in red and black, engraved plates and head-piece by Lettice Sandford leather book-label of Haven O'More, with loosely-inserted A.L.s. dated 1948 from the printer Christopher Sandford to a Mr Love thanking him for his suggestion of a production of Job and commenting on the printing situation, also an envelope addressed to Sir Michael Sadler containing 3 GCP prospectuses and a flyer for Christmas cards, original pictorial cream buckram, gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, t.e.g., others uncut, spine very slightly soiled, a fine copy in board slip-case (rubbed), [Chanticleer 110], folio, Golden Cockerel Press, 1936. ⁂ An infrequently seen book of the Golden Cockerel Press. Sandford's letter indicates the difficulties faced by fine press printers at the time: "...At the moment producers are wondering how long they can carry on. In my own case leather & fabrics for binding are almost unobtainable at any price, &, when stocks accumulated in the country run out, it may be well to close down for a period, till better times...we cannot persuade Whitehall to import the materials necessary to keep industry going. It all seems very blind!...".
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