The Gothic Impulse; | A Story by Graham Jackson
Carlisle, Ontario: G. Brender à Brandis | Bookwright, [1988]. Squat and squarish duodecimo, 16.5 x 13.1 cm. Cased in full light grey linen. The upper cover is blocked with a vignette by Brender à Brandis in brown. Tan [Fabriano?] endpapers. All edges trimmed. Housed in a slipcase covered in cream De Wint paper from Barcham Green. The slipcase was made by Bookcrafters of Toronto. Unpaginated [ll. 26; including the first and last blank leaves; these match the text-block leaves but are not integral]. There are noticeable bands of toning extending from the spine to the first 2 cm or so of both covers. Offsetting from the slipcase turn-ins is the likely culprit. The slipcase’s paper covering is also foxed and spotted. Internally a clean and bright copy. The text was set in Kennerley Old Style and printed on Basingwerk Parchment paper. 13 wood engravings by Gerard Brender à Brandis accompany the text; 6 are full-page. The engravings were printed from the blocks in black. From an edition of 95 copies, this being number 83. Signed by Brender à Brandis in ink on the limitation page. Item #239
Price: $115.00