The Vale Press: Charles Ricketts, a Publisher in Earnest Tapa dura - 2004

Oak Knoll Press, 2004. Hardback in fine condition with a fine dust jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Oak Knoll Press. New. 2004. Hardcover. Dust Jacket is New. Cloth, dj. Quarto. xxiv & 266 pages & 8 plates. Profusely illustrated. In publisher's shrinkwrap. New. (Subject: Books on Books)

Oak Knoll Press, New Castle / British Library, London, first edition, 2004. Cloth, 4to,. xxiv, 266 pp, 8 pp of colour plates, numerous ills. From the blurb: "As a typographer, publisher, and wood engraver Charles Ricketts (1866-1931) was a versatile and innovative practitioner who exerted a powerful influence on the development of modern book design. The Vale Press is the most extensive account to date of his quest to become "a publisher in earnest"." "Beginning with Ricketts's work as "a designer of books and bindings" for Oscar Wilde, the story of the Vale Press reveals for the first time the nature of Ricketts's collaboration with the master printer Charles McCall of the Ballantyne Press and the degree to which Ricketts's success, both artistic and commercial, depended upon the transformation of his redundant skill as a wood engraver into a positive medium of artistic expression." "This work offers a historic window into the world of… Leer más

Oak Knoll Pr, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book is in very good condition with a very good condition dust jacket. General shelf and handling wear. Interior is clean with a tight spine.

New Castle, Delaware / London: Oak Knoll Press / The British Library, 2004. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. 2004. First edition (so stated). Foreword by Nicolas Barker. Well illustrated with 125 black & white reproductions and 36 in full color. Includes a 145-page fully descriptive bibliography of Vale Press publications and ephemera, modeled on W. S. Peterson's BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE KELMSCOTT PRESS. List of ornaments. Three appendices. List of sources. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped brown cloth. From the dust jacket: "As a typographer, publisher, and wood engraver Charles Ricketts (1866-1931) was a versatile and innovative practitioner who exerted a powerful influence on the development of modern book design. THE VALE PRESS is the most extensive account of his quest to become 'a publisher in earnest.' Beginning with Ricketts's work as 'a designer of books and bindings' for Oscar… Leer más

Oak Knoll Pr. New in As New dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 158456072x . This book is like new; no remainder marks. Unread copy. Dustjacket has some slight shelfwear. Inside pages are clean. ; 1 x 11 x 8.75 Inches; 266 pages .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Oak Knoll Press, 2004. Hardcover. f/f. Quarto. 266pp A fine copy in dust jacket.

New Castle, Delaware, U.S.A.: Oak Knoll Pr, 2004. Large hardback in fine condition with fine dust jacket.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.