Paul Valéry \’The Graveyard by the Sea\’

Paul Valéry’s classic poem recounting the cemetery in his hometown of Sète by the Mediterranean sea. originally published in French language in 1920. The text for this edition is from the Officina Bodoni edition of 1946 with the English language translation of C. Day Lewis. The languages are printed in parallel using Stempel Sabon types printed in black and blue. Royal Scottish Academy artist, Alfons Bytautas has created a special edition of four screen prints for this edition. Each printed in black, plus one colour: blue, orange and grey; these are printed as double spreads to view and pasted onto a guarded leaf. The fourth in black only and tipped on following the title pages.

The Lambton Worm

The lyrics of the famous Geordie ballard by C.M. Leumane first performed in pantomime in 1867 at the Tyne Theatre. The dialectic spellings are accompanied by footnotes for the reader and is preceded with an essay about the legend in song by Dr Helen Williams.

Two illustrations by award winning illustrator Sara Ogilvie printed from magnesium blocks along with one found stock block.

Hand-set and printed in rare Sabon 20 Didot foundry type with Abbey Text for the title page. 12 Didot Sabon for the introduction and with Optima for footnotes. Printed in black, green and olive grey throughout. 275mm x 190mm.

Zerkall papers hand-bound in the workshop in quarter cloth spine with tipped on label. Edition or 80 copies with 54 for sale. Autumn 2019.

16 pages + covers.

The Skeul Board Man

The Skeul Board Man by Tommy Armstrong

The pitman poet of the Durham Coalfield. An experimental piece using Walbaum typefaces, formerly owned by The Rampant Lions Press. Tommy Armstrong was a local County Durham miner who wrote ballads of working life at the end of the nineteenth and early centuries. This ballad explores a rhythmical narrative between a man and boy.

Hand-set in Walbaum 24pt small face, 24pt large face italic, 36pt, 30pt, 14pt and 12pt. Hermann Zapf’s Künstler-linien Printed in black and grey throughout.

Zerkall papers with Fabriano and Canson coloured papers. Wrappers jacket of Hahnemühle with tipped on label printed in Hermann Zapf’s Virtuosa I. 260mm x 275mm. Hand-sewn in the workshop.

Edition or 50 copies with 45 for sale. Autumn 2019.

12 pages + 4 pages + 4 covers.