John Lawrence: the engraver's cut / thirty-two wood engravings chosen by the artist; with an autobiographical note

John Lawrence

RA Collection: Book

Record number

23/316

Author

Imprint

Bicester: The Primrose Academy, 2002

Physical Description

[7] pages, 29 leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations ; 27 cm.

Series Title

The Engraver's Cut

General Note

`135 copies designed and printed by Sebastian Carter at the Rampant Lions Press for The Primrose Academy Ltd, on Zerkall mould-made paper; typeset by Speedspools, Edinburgh, and bound by The Fine Bindery, Wellingborough. [colophon].
`The Engraver’s Cut. Wood engravings of the artist’s own choice each printed from the block, prefaced by an autobiographical essay, and intended to represent the finest of the contemporary wood engravers.’ [verso of title page].

Copy Note

Copy number 47 of 135, numbered and signed by the artist on the colophon.

Binding Note

Original quarter red cloth with paper-covered boards illustrated with ‘Birds and Beasts’ (not included inside the book). Lettered in gilt on spine: `John Lawrence'. Fore-edge and tail deckle-edged paper. In slipcase.

Name as Subject

Subject

Illustrated books
Wood-engravings
Autobiography

Contributors

John Lawrence, illustrator, wood-engraver
Sebastian Carter, printer
The Primrose Academy Ltd., publisher
Rampant Lions Press (Cambridge), printer
Fine Bindery, binder
Speedspools, typesetter, letterpress printer
Papierfabrik Zerkall (Huertgenwald-Zerkall, Germany), paper manufacturer