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Randle, John, [& Patrick Randle]

A book of posters printed at Whittington [With:] Posters from Whittington, 1996-2013

[Risbury, Herefordshire]: Whittington Press, 1995, 2013. Both first editions limited to 125 and 140 copies respectively, the first being no. 20, the second no. 3, both editions "A" with additional posters laid in accompanying chemises; 2 volumes, large folios; 10 loose posters accompanying the first volume, 19 (instead of the usual 12) in the second - a story comes with this if you are the purchaser; with 35 and 34 tipped-in posters respectively; the first volume in half brown cloth-backed pictorial boards with matching portfolio, together in cloth clamshell box, brown morocco gilt spine label; the second volume in tan cloth-backed pictorial boards with matching portfolio in tan cloth clamshell box, salmon gilt morocco spine label. The box of the first volume a bit rubbed, else a fine set of a stunning collection. The first volume signed by John Randle on limitation page, the second with a brief A.L.s. from him which is part of the story. The second also with the "binder's guide for posters from Whittington (2013) ... with binder's notes" (in pencil on the front), 9 gatherings sewn, but without covers, a folio in 6s, with 33 (of 34) posters (broadsides) tipped or bound in, the whole with numerous binder's and printer's marks in pencil. Item #44596

Price: $9,500.00