Alison’s Fishing Birds; | Illustrated by Jim Rimmer
[Vancouver]: Colophon Books, 1980. Octavo, 26.8 x 18.1 cm. Cased in full grey cloth over boards. The spine is lettered in gilt and there is a blind-stamped vignette of a bird to the upper cover. pp. [ll. 3: blank self-ends; pp. 10] 11-35 [3; ll. 2: blank self-ends]. The upper corner on the upper cover is very mildly bumped, else fine copy. The text was set in Goudy’s Italian Old Style and printed on Gutenberg Laid paper. The design, composition, presswork, and illustrations were done by Jim Rimmer. The binding was executed by Courtland Benson of Twin Doves Bindery. The text is illustrated with 6 monochrome drawings and 5 headpieces in colour by Rimmer. Additionally, a linocut frontispiece depicting a kingfisher is tipped to the title page. The frontispiece is signed and dated in ink by Rimmer and hand-coloured in blue, grey, and red. From a total edition of 500 copies. The present copy is number 197 of a stated 375 copies cased in full cloth.
Loosely inserted is a small publisher’s bifolium (14 x 8.9 cm) confirming an advanced order and stating the edition’s limitation. (Cave, Roderick Haig-Brown: A Descriptive Bibliography. A 194 (a)). Item #410
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