On a Calm Shore, by Frances Cornford. With 29 designs by Christopher Cornford. First edition, demy 8vo, 95p, The St Nicolas Press, Cambridge (1960).
Handset in Vendome. Printed in black (with illustrations in black and seven colours) on Basingwerk Parchment, on a platen press. 135 copies bound in vellum lined with red paper, 15 copies bound in velvet; 1,350 copies (published by the Cresset Press, London) of which this is one, bound in paper-covered boards with a design by Christopher Cornord, printed in black and green, blocked in gold upon the spine, the copy numbered 134/150. Near fine condition with prospectus loosely inserted.
With a short letter frrom Nicolas Barker to Hans Schmoller, undated "I'm afraid it's not as good as I could have wished: inking and register could both be much better but 1,500 is a lot (too much) on a hand press." Also A.L.s from Christopher Cornford - varios dates. The prospectus recalls how Frances Cornford died just before the very last sheet was printed.
