Item #226 The Aliquando Century; | The First 100 Books from The Aliquando Press of William Rueter. William RUETER.
The Aliquando Century; | The First 100 Books from The Aliquando Press of William Rueter.
The Aliquando Century; | The First 100 Books from The Aliquando Press of William Rueter.
The Aliquando Century; | The First 100 Books from The Aliquando Press of William Rueter.

The Aliquando Century; | The First 100 Books from The Aliquando Press of William Rueter.

[Dundas]: The Aliquando Press, [2008]. Octavo, 22.8 x 15.5 cm. Cased in quarter red cloth and decorated paper over boards; the covering paper was designed by Georg Rueter circa 1900. Printed paper title-label to the spine. Housed in a blue Card Linen paper slipcase with paper title-label to the spine. pp. [7], 6-55, [3], plus 7 illustrated leaves printed on Mohawk Superfine paper. A fine copy. “The text pages were created by Reg Beatty, and Stan Bevington prepared the book for printing at Coach House Press.” The text was set digitally in Quadraat type, with Carolus and Trajanus used for display. Printed on Zephyr Antique paper. From an edition of 250 copies, this being one of 25 specially bound copies. Approximately 10 of the specially bound copies were retained hors commerce. The balance (copies 11-25) were issued with a limitation page signed by Rueter. This copy is one of the latter. It is number 19.

An invaluable reference source for admirers and enthusiasts of The Aliquando Press, Canadian fine printing, and exceptional book making more broadly. Without it, this admirer and enthusiast wouldn’t have been able to identify many of the rich variety of typefaces and paper used at The Aliquando Press. Item #226

Price: $125.00

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