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Pennant and his Welsh landscapes : selected readings from A Tour in Wales (1778-1784)
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Pennant and his Welsh landscapes : selected readings from A Tour in Wales (1778-1784)

Thomas Pennant

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"Limited to 170 copies for sale : I-XX in a special binding executed by James Brockman and presented - together with a full set of 27 editioned prints - in a drop-back box; and 1-150 in quarter leather, bound by John Sewell and presented in a slipcase. Both bindings designed by the artist"--Colophon.
"This book, designed by Robert Meyrick, has been printed by David Vickers on Velin Arches 160 gsm pure cotton mould-made paper using a Heidelberg cylinder press. Rigby Graham's woodcuts were printed from the blocks using inks specially formulated by Cranfield Colours of Cwmbran. A further seven blocks were made available separately as prints. Monotype Baskerville Series 169 has been used throughout the book: title pages and chapter opneings hand-set in 18, 24 and 36 point, the text pages cast in 8 and 14 point from spools produced at Speedspools by Harry McIntosh. The compositor was Gerard O'Shea." -- colophon.

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Pennant and his Welsh landscapes : selected readings from A Tour in Wales (1778-1784) by Thomas Pennant. ISBN 9780954983918. Published by Gwasg Gregynog in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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