[Barbarian Press]

Barbarian Press | Catalogue | 1998 - 1999 [from the upper cover]

s.l. [Mission, B.C.]: [Barbarian Press], [1998]. Octavo, 25.3 x 16.7 cm. Sewn with blue thread into wraps of pale grey-blue Ingres paper. The upper cover is titled in black and blue, and is ornamented with a cut of an open book printed in blue. pp. [1] 2-16; plus a small notice strip folded around the gathering and tucked inside the wrapper; 6 samples and specimen sheets are tipped-in. Very minor rubbing and creasing along the extremities, and a few dimples and creases to the upper cover; a near fine copy. The text was set in Bembo roman and Fairbanks italic and printed on Curtis Rag paper. A rich variety of display faces (12 in total) were used, including Bembo Titling, Open Kapitalen, Cancellaresca Bastarda, Libra, and Optima. Each listing’s title is given in the primary display face used in that particular book. The setting and presswork were done by the Barbarians with assistance from Natasha Herman. Tipped-in are six samples: (1) a sheet bearing the Press’ first device (a depiction of a press borne by a bear); (2) a wood engraving with accompanying text by Robert Gibbings; (3) a re-set specimen page from Inishbream (1999); (4) an erotic wood engraving by Wesley Bates from Rufinus (1997); (5) a wood engraving by Edwina Ellis from A Christmas Carol, or The Miser’s Warning (1984); and (6) a wood engraved press device by Barry Moser. One of (roughly) 400 copies. (Hoi Barbaroi, B22). Item #317

Price: $45.00