(Whittington Press) An Acrobatic Alphabet; twenty-six wood-engravings by Barbara Crow. 8vo, 29 double leaves, folded at the fore-edges, 185 X 165mm., The Whittington Press, Manor Farm, Andoversford, 1986.
26 wood-engravings and a line-block reproduction of title lettering by Barbara Crow. Set in 18-point Caslon and printed in black (title and engravings) and red (text) on Zerkall Ingres & mould-made papers. Number xiv of xxxv (335) copies hand-coloured by Sylvia Stokeld, bound in silk, signed by the artist upon the colophon and with a separate set of proofs on Hosho paper signed by the artist in a pocket at the rear. Bound Japanese-style with orange Indian silk boards laced at the spine. Printed label inset on upper cover. Fine in slipcase.
Prospectus loosely inserted. The first book of wood-engravings by Barbara Crow. The engravings each show a figure twisting itself around or through a letter of the alphabet. Each is accompanied by a single word or phrase on the verso opposite. The single sheet of engravings on Hosho paper was printed in an edition of fifty copies, the balance of which were issued as posters.
