Inky Parrot Press

Recollections and some History
of the Town of Dieppe by
FRANK MARTIN
with wood engravings by the author

Previous Parrot Press 1996

The book is printed letterpress by David Esslemont at Gwasg Gwegnog to their normal high standards, keyboarded by David Vickers and cast on their new Monotype Caster. The text is set in 12pt Ehrhardt, 1pt leaded with Bembo headings and printed on 145gsm Zerkall mould-made paper. There are 30 wood-engravings of which 8 are initial letters and a lino cut cover, 72 pages, 7 x 13 inches, limited to 320 copies.
The book is available in three editions, all numbered and signed by Frank Martin.
All editions are sold out.
The Special Edition, limited to 86 copies, bound by The Fine Bindery, quarter buckram, lino cut printed boards, with a set of 4 wood-engravings signed and numbered, loose in a folder, the whole in a slip case.
The Ordinary Edition, limited to 216 copies, bound by The Fine Bindery, lino cut printed Canson paper over boards.

 

 

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