The Chester play of the deluge / with ten wood-engravings by David Jones

David Jones

RA Collection: Book

Record number

12/2662

Author

Edition

2nd edition

Imprint

London: Clover Hill Editions, 1977

Physical Description

30 pages, 13 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 34 cm.

Series Title

Clover Hill editions: 9

General Note

Added title page has title: The thirde pagent of Noyes Flood / the Waterleaders and Drawers in Dye.
Loosely inserted is a prospectus for the editon with an etching by David Jones.
"This, the ninth of the Clover Hill editions, consists of: 7 copies on vellum, lettered A to G, bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in full morocco, with a separate portfolio containing three sets of the wood-engravings on vellum, hand-made paper and japon; 80 copies on Barcham Green hand-made paper, watermarked 'Clover Hill', numbered I to LXXX, bound in quarter-morocco, with a separate set of the wood-engravings on japon; 250 copies on Barcham Green mould-made paper, numbered 1 to 250"--Page following title page.
"Printed by Will Carter at the Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge in Golden Cockerel type designed by Eric Gill." (p. [35]).
Based on the manuscript transcribed in 1607 (British Library, Harley 2124).
"The Chester Play of the Deluge" with ten wood engravings by David Jones was printed and published by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1927 ... This Clover Hill Edition is based on the manuscript transcribed in 1607. The Golden Cockerel version ... followed the 1592 transcript' - Publisher's note.
"Clover Hill Editions published by Douglas Cleverdon, 27 Barnsbury Square, London, N1"- title-page verso.
Quarter bound in cloth with marbled paper sides. With orange dust-jacket.

References

Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, The Rampant Lions Press: a printing workshop through five decades (1982)., p. 62, no. 70.

Copy Note

Copy number 215 of an edition of 250.

Subject

Illustrated books
Mysteries and miracle-plays, English.
Wood-engravings
English drama To 1500.
Noah (Biblical figure)

Contributors

David Jones, illustrator, wood-engraver
Will Carter, printer
Douglas Cleverdon, publisher
Eric Gill ARA, type designer
Clover Hill Editions, publisher
Rampant Lions Press (Cambridge), printer