Whittington Press - An alphabet, 37 wood-cuts by William Nicholson.

An alphabet, 37 wood-cuts by William Nicholson and a half-tone reproduction of a photograph of a partially cut block. Folio, 38 leaves, 16pp booklet, 37cm, Whittington Press, Andoversford, 1978.

Handset in Caslon. 150 numbered copies printed in black-brown (captions to the blocks in blind) on Barcham Green Camber Sand hand-made paper. Separate leaves within solander boxes,with title label on the spine, a label with one of the blocks on the front (an extra copy of this is included), and a colophon on the inside. This number 54 of 138 copies, uncoloured, within a brown cloth box. Fine condition.

All but three of the wood-cuts were printed from Nicholson's original wood-blocks. Also included within the box is a copy of: William Nicholson's 'An Alphabet': an introduction, by EdwardCraig. With three wood-cuts by Joseph Crawhall, offset reproductions of the Alphabet and photographs of the printing of the blocks. 4to, 16pp, 1978. One of 300 copies printed on Rives paper.