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RANDLE.John and Rosalind RANDLE.. Matrix 21. The Whittington Press, Risbury, Herefordshire, 2001.
Price: US$101.92 + shipping
Description: One of 745 copies bound in stiff covers. Contributions from illustrators, scholars, and printers, including Harold Berliner, Claire Bolton, Dan Carr, Sebastian Carter, Roderick Cave, David Chambers, Alan Dodson, John Dreyfus, Michael Harvey, Jerry Kelly, Martyn Ould, Maureen Richardson, and Humphrey Stone.
Seller: Broadhursts of Southport Ltd ABA ILAB BA, Southport, United Kingdom
Price: US$140.14 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 825 copies published, 745 in stiff covers and 80 quarter bound in Oasis leather and marbled paper, this edition in printed stiff covers, dust jacket intact, internally crisp and clean accompanied by Matrix 22 reservation slip and 'Apology for Delay' slip, internally crisp and clean, a fascinating insight into to the impressive world of publishing. A very handsome copy.
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United Kingdom
Price: US$165.63 + shipping
Description: One of 825 copies of this high-quality production, containing articles of interest to bibliphiles, illustrated throughout with attractive colour or b&w plates, either tipped-in (some folded) or printed direct. Contributors to this edition include Martyn Ould, David Chambers, James Mosley, Olive Cook, Roderick Cave et al. Stiff cloth covers, decorated, with illustrated dustjacket, p.238. Fine condition.
Seller: Colin Neville, Woodbine Books, Keighley, United Kingdom
Price: US$172.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Text set in Caslon. Fournier and Garamond. 825 copies printed on Sommerville, Zerkall and Hahnemuhle papers of which this is one of 745 sewn and glued into printed card covers and printed paper wrappers.
Seller: Collinge & Clark, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: 238 pp., plus numerous tip-ins and other illustrations; 7.75 x 11.25". With numerous contributions on printers, printing, and the book arts by James Mosley, Gaylord Schanilec, Martyn Ould, Roderick Cave, Ruari McLean, Richard-Gabriel Rummonds, Alberto Tallone, David Wishart, John Dreyfus, Jerry Kelly, Claire Bolton, and many others. One of 745 (out of a total of 825) copies bound in stiff card wrappers, with printed dustjacket. As new condition (with no sagging to textblock).
Seller: George Ong Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: One of 825 copies. 7 ¾ in. x 11 ¼ in. 238 pp. Various types of illustrations including samples of fine printing (some tipped in, others loosely laid in). Printed paper cover over flexible boards. Also laid-in are: (1) a sheet measuring approximately 5 1/8 in. x 14 ½ in. (folded) announcement of this issue and an order form; (2) a small printed note apologizing for delay in issuing of this current (21) issue. Fine condition. This item weighs 3 lbs. Postage may be extra on this item.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$411.52 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited ed. xlviii/lxxx. pp. (6), 238, wealth of inserts and illustrations, some in colour. In separate folder one of Frederick Prokosch's Prometheus Press booklets, this one 'A Virgin and a Lantern' by Wallace Stevens, with a hand-painted frontispiece by Prokosch, copy 'gamma' of an edition of 5 only, and signed by him. Main book is bound in 1/4 morocco with gilt lettering to spine and with marbled paper-covered boards, the folder has cloth spine with plain paper-covered boards. Together in slipcase. With it flyer for Matrix 21, other assorted material including ms letter of apology for delay from John Randle. Size: 28.0 x 18.5 Cm
Seller: Besleys Books PBFA, Diss, United Kingdom
[Whittington Press]. Matrix 21. Whittington Press, Risbury, England, 2001.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardcover. Number 65 of 80 copies of the deluxe edition. There were 825 total copies printed including 745 copies of the regular edition. This is one of the special copies of the annual publication of Matrix, one of the foremost publications on the book arts during its 36 year existence. Sadly, Matrix 36, published in 2020, was the last annual edition of the Matrix series. After 36 years, Whittington Press owners, John and Rose Randle, decided to discontinue producing this fine annual for printers and bibliophiles on the book arts that compiled articles, illustrations, paper and typography samples and book reviews. This issue includes a number of articles by such well-known bibliophiles and book artists as Martyn Ould, Gaylord Schanilec, Ruari McLean, John Dreyfus, and Jerry Kelly. Interspersed throughout are photographs, printing samples, and illustrations. Inserted in a back pocket is the prospectus for this volume. Quarter bound in purple Oasis leather with blue and purple marbled boards. Letterpress printed in Caslon, Fournier, and Garamond types on Somerville Laid and Zerkall Mould-made papers. The deluxe copy includes a separate folder with lavender paper boards containing a Prometheus Press booklet titled 'Royauté ' that was issued in an edition of five copies by Frederic Prokosch. Both volume and folder are housed in a lavender stiff board slipcase. In fine condition. Matrix volume and folder measure 8 x 11 inches. BOB/102621.
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.