Poorly Printed
s.l. [Vancouver Island, B.C.]: Adrian Robertshaw [Introvert Press], 2019 [in Roman numerals]. Octavo, 24.7 x 16 cm. Pasted into a white paper wrapper. A line of assorted sorts and Robertshaw’s name are printed in blind to both covers. The title was overprinted, on the same line, in black to the centre of the upper over. Top and bottom edges trimmed, fore-edges untrimmed. Unpaginated [pp. 28, including self-ends]. Poorly Printed, else a fine copy. The text was set in Caslon and printed on an unidentified paper using both a Chandler & Price and a Vandercook Universal II. Most rectos are poorly printed with a repeating text in Caslon roman. But each time, the poverty of printing varies slightly. Below the text are annotations, in italic, on the particular character of the printing’s poverty; they state explicitly where the printer has gone wrong and how the work may be improved. The versos are printed with notes on how the printer has variously failed to achieve the desired impression. The book culminates on the third to last recto, where the desired printing is finally achieved. One of 50 copies, this being number 22. A fun and edifying book. Item #262
“I am no expert on letterpress printing. However, one can argue a lack of experience did not prevent Bev Leech from printing ‘A Glossary of Typographical Terms’ as a student.
The intention behind this book is to illustrate some of the issues I have encountered in my ongoing explorations learning to print from lead type. It would bring me joy if this book helps even a single fellow enthusiast.” — Adrian Robertshaw.
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