An Acrobatic Alphabet
Andoversford: The Whittington Press, 1986. Barbara Crow. First, Limited Edition. Small square 8vo, 7 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches (185 x 165 mm); 29 double leaves, folded at the fore-edge. 26 wood-engravings and line-block reproduction of title lettering by Barbara Crow. Printed in black and red on Zerkall Ingres brown and Zerkall cream smooth wove. Hand-set in 18-point Caslon. Bound by Smith Settle in Japanese style, laced with white cord, in overlapping cream wove paper (195 x 170 mm) folded at the fore-edge, title lettering printed in brown with surrounding linocut design in red on the front. Housed in a brown Ingres paper-covered slipcase, reinforced with dark brown cloth a the head and foot, with a cream title-label on spine. Slipcase slightly sunned along the outer edge and spine; volume otherwise in excellent condition.
Copy 231 of 300 numbered copies
[Butcher 87].
This is the first book of wood engravings by Barbara Crow. The engravings each show a figure twisting itself round or through a letter of the alphabet. Each is accompanied by a single word or phrase on the verso opposite.
Condition: Fine.
Item number: 1813
ISBN: 0904845702
Price: $170.00
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