Writers and artists of the Dorset coast / with an introduction and observations by Michael Harrison and linocuts and scraperboard drawings by Alan Richards

Michael Harrison

RA Collection: Book

Record number

20/610

Author

Edition

Exemplary edition

Imprint

Church Hanborough: Pleomorphic Parrot Press, 2006

Physical Description

72 p. : ill. ; 35 cm.

General Note

"And sections on Sidmouth (just in Devon), Lyme Regis, Weymouth, Chesil Beach & Portland Bill, Swanage, Poole & Studland, and Bournemouth." [title page]
Housed in a bespoke Solander box accompanied by a set of 10 linocuts and scrapeboard drawings by Alan Richards. Dimensions of the box: 60 x 46 x 5 cm.
"The book is set in Joanna by Charles Hall, the linocuts are printed letterpress on Zerkall paper by John Grice at the Evergreen Press, the text pages are printed litho on Hahnamühle Bugrapapier by the Aldgate Press." [colophon].
The title page states that the book was published by the Pleomorphic Parrot Press. The colophon states that it was published by the Pliocene Parrot Press.

Copy Note

There are 120 Standard copies numbered in Arabic numerals, 24 Special copies numbered in Roman numerals and 8 Exempary [sic] copies numbered a to h. Copy d of h. [Colophon].


Binding Note

Quarter-bound in black leather. Illustrated paper-covered boards. Spine lettered in gilt: “Writers and Artists of the Dorset Coast." Housed in brown Solander box with white spine label lettered in black: “Writers and Artists of the Dorset Coast."

Contributors

Alan Richards, artist/printmaker
Pliocene Parrot Press, publisher
Pleomorphic Parrot Press, publisher
Evergreen Press, printmaker
Aldgate Press, letterpress printer
Papierfabrik Zerkall (Huertgenwald-Zerkall, Germany), paper manufacturer