On the bookshelves.
First Principles of Typography, Stanley Morrison, De Vijf Ponden Pers, Amsterdam, 1946.
Designed by Jan van Krimpen, who also drew the printer’s logo and printed by Joh. Enschedé at Haarlem.
During the German occupation, paper was rationed and for small jobs printers were allowed ‘five pounds’ (2,5 kg) of paper without a special authorization. The 5PP illegaly produced small books in limited amounts.
On the bookshelves.
Thoughts for Printers, no. 8. Text by Sem Hartz, printed by fep for the Wynkyn de Worde Society in 1983.
No idea who this ‘fep’ could be…
On the bookshelves.
Over de verzorging van het boek, Huib van Krimpen, Den Haag, 1944.
Huib offers his services as a bookdesigner, this booklet is a promotional publication.
Son of Jan van Krimpen, Huib became one of the Netherlands’ best bookdesigners and did publish- in the 1960s - ‘Boek over het maken van boeken’.
This copy belonged to Frans de Jong, my mentor. After his death his wife Lida gave it to me.
Om the bookshelves.
Norhan Pamuk, My Father’s Suitcase, the Nobel Lecture, Faber&Faber, 2006.
Design Ron Costley, printed in an edition of 1500 copies for private circulation.
On the bookshelves.
Gesta Typographica, A Selection from a Medley for Printers and others collected by Chas. T. Jacobi first published 1897.
Maidstone College of Art, July 1964.
Given to me by John Ryder, who had some involvement with the publication.
On the bookshelves.
Offprint of Matrix 6, 1986. Article written by John Ryder on the history of the Double Crown Club of which he was a member.
Three times was I invited to the dinners of this very ancient and very British club. I still have the menu’s tucked away somewhere . . .
Dada in Amsterdam. Friday morning saw the last print run; an ‘accent aigu’ in red on the ‘e’ of ‘Piétro’. The forme was prepared last night and as we only had to print 15 copies, we hand-inked.
In the afternoon, Margarete folded and hand stitched the journals.
All the type was distributed before lunch, and this mean that we said goodbye by 15:00.
The week flew by, Margarete will soon be on her way back and on to the next ‘station’ on her ‘Walz’.
Bis Bald and gute Reise, liebe Margarete.
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On the bookshelves.
Offprint from Matrix, the Whittington Press, undated.
Article by John Ryder on John Strobel Fass, Typographer and Printer of Leaves.
