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A Mad Parrot Press imprint Books, the Old Way, By Hand. Two fine press printers, a parrot, and a book. It's ink and paper alchemy. James Dissette and Chad Pastotnik The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Illustrated by Vladimir Zimakov with a new Introduction by Peter Hunt |
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The 75 regular
edition copies of the book are quarter bound, rounded and backed, in a
very dark moss green natural goat with a cinnamon cotton book cloth.
The endpapers are a printed pattern on mocha Hahnem�hle Bugra with a
cloth inner hinge. The title is gilt in foil on the spine in copper and
silver and the debossed panel on the front cover features Rat &
Mole in a crossed oar emblem foiled in dull copper on grey-dyed goat.
The Text is set in 14pt Centaur and Arrighi and printed on custom-made cotton rag paper from Papeterie Saint-Armand developed especially for this book. Interwoven throughout the book are thirteen full size multi-color and nine 2 color linocut illustrations by Vladimir Zimakov. Printed and bound at Deep Wood Press. With a new introduction from Peter Hunt. British scholar, Professor Emeritus in English and children's literature at Cardiff University, UK. All this in large format folio size; 148 pages, 10.25 x 14 (26 x 35.5 cm). Printed and bound at Deep Wood Press. Seventy-five copies in the standard edition with slipcase $2,100 Ten copies deluxe with folio of prints and housed in a drop spine box - sold out A view of some of the deluxe bindings my be viewed here on my blog.
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