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Bookplates by Richard Shirely Smith. NORTH LEE (Brian).

£300.00

THE AUTHOR'S COPY

10 wood engravings printed from the blocks, 14 line block drawings printed letterpress (two tipped-in) , five tipped-in images and 31 inserted pages printed letterpress.

First Edition. 8vo. [250 x 162 x 22 mm]. 101, [3] pp. Original binding by Smith Settle of quarter light green cloth, the covers with Japanese wood veneer paper over boards, the spine lettered on a printed paper label, plain endleaves and edges. In the original green cloth slipcase.
[Upper Denby]: The Fleece Press, 2005 [2006]

Simon Lawrence, All Around the Block - The Fleece Press - from start to finish 1980-2024, FP61. One of 235 ordinary copies, originally priced at £124. There were also 40 copies accompanied by six proofs of bookplates, priced at £224. Lawrence notes: "Richard's engraved work is amongst the finest of his generation. […] Brian North Lee (1936-2007) was an outstanding bookplate scholar, and a staunch admirer of Richard's work. It was the last book he wrote for me, and by the time it was on the press, he was quite poorly". This was North Lee's own copy with his white on red calligraphic booklabel designed by Mark Bury in 1998 (Shirley Smith also designed a bookplate for him 1984).

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THE AUTHOR'S COPY

10 wood engravings printed from the blocks, 14 line block drawings printed letterpress (two tipped-in) , five tipped-in images and 31 inserted pages printed letterpress.

First Edition. 8vo. [250 x 162 x 22 mm]. 101, [3] pp. Original binding by Smith Settle of quarter light green cloth, the covers with Japanese wood veneer paper over boards, the spine lettered on a printed paper label, plain endleaves and edges. In the original green cloth slipcase.
[Upper Denby]: The Fleece Press, 2005 [2006]

Simon Lawrence, All Around the Block - The Fleece Press - from start to finish 1980-2024, FP61. One of 235 ordinary copies, originally priced at £124. There were also 40 copies accompanied by six proofs of bookplates, priced at £224. Lawrence notes: "Richard's engraved work is amongst the finest of his generation. […] Brian North Lee (1936-2007) was an outstanding bookplate scholar, and a staunch admirer of Richard's work. It was the last book he wrote for me, and by the time it was on the press, he was quite poorly". This was North Lee's own copy with his white on red calligraphic booklabel designed by Mark Bury in 1998 (Shirley Smith also designed a bookplate for him 1984).

Stock no. ebc8768

THE AUTHOR'S COPY

10 wood engravings printed from the blocks, 14 line block drawings printed letterpress (two tipped-in) , five tipped-in images and 31 inserted pages printed letterpress.

First Edition. 8vo. [250 x 162 x 22 mm]. 101, [3] pp. Original binding by Smith Settle of quarter light green cloth, the covers with Japanese wood veneer paper over boards, the spine lettered on a printed paper label, plain endleaves and edges. In the original green cloth slipcase.
[Upper Denby]: The Fleece Press, 2005 [2006]

Simon Lawrence, All Around the Block - The Fleece Press - from start to finish 1980-2024, FP61. One of 235 ordinary copies, originally priced at £124. There were also 40 copies accompanied by six proofs of bookplates, priced at £224. Lawrence notes: "Richard's engraved work is amongst the finest of his generation. […] Brian North Lee (1936-2007) was an outstanding bookplate scholar, and a staunch admirer of Richard's work. It was the last book he wrote for me, and by the time it was on the press, he was quite poorly". This was North Lee's own copy with his white on red calligraphic booklabel designed by Mark Bury in 1998 (Shirley Smith also designed a bookplate for him 1984).

Stock no. ebc8768