Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Bannet, Ivor
Title:
The Amazons : a novel / by Ivor Bannet ; engravings by Clifford Webb.
Published / Created:
London : Printed and published in England by the Golden Cockerel Press, 1948.
Physical Description:
252, [2] pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"The Amazons has been designed, produced and published by Christopher Sandford at the Golden Cockerel Press, Poland Street, London, in Poliphilus type, with Centaur initials, on Arnold's mould-made paper. Composition and presswork under the supervision of F.J. Newbery at the Chiswick Press. Compositors: V. Green and F. Danzfuss. Pressman: J. Bierman. The maps were drawn by Mina Greenhill. The edition is limited to 500 numbered copies. Nos. 1-80 will be specially bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe under the supervision of Stanley Bray."--Colophon.
Subject Terms:
English fiction. | Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens. | Bannet, Ivor -- Autograph. | Webb, Clifford -- Autograph.
Form/Genre:
Private press books (Publishing) -- England -- London. | Wood engravings -- 1948. | Binders' stamps (Binding) -- Sangorski & Sutcliffe.
Contributors:
Chiswick Press, printer. | Golden Cockerel Press, publisher. | Greenhill, Mina, 1899- illustrator. | Newbery, Francis H. (Francis Henry), 1855-1946, printer. | Sandford, Christopher, book designer. | Sangorski & Sutcliffe, binder. | Webb, Clifford, 1895- engraver.