A History of the Marlborough College Press 1934-1984.

(Whittington Press.) RUSSELL (Richard, editor)

Publication details: Andoversford, 1984,

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Printed to celebrate the press' jubilee, Russell notes in his introduction that its work is significant 'for giving hundreds of boys, and some girls, an insight into one of our civilising crafts; and it has launched a fair number of Marlburians into careers in printing, publishing, paper, advertising and television.'

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176/200 COPIES (from an overall edition of 220) printed on Somerville laid paper, title-page printed in black and blue, five tipped-in specimens printed on Armatruda Amalfi hand-made paper, one facsimile type specimen printed in the letterpress, two facsimiles of broadside type specimens folded into a pocket inside the rear cover, colophon wood-engraving by Edward Walters, pp. [x], 51, [i], tall 8vo, original gilt-ruled quarter blue Fell buckram, boards covered with blue paper patterned with typographical ornaments, top edge blue, backstrip gilt-lettered, flyleaf with bookplate of Marion E Clark, near fine

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