Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
King, Ron, 1932-
Title:
Sedna and the Fulmar : an Inuit myth / with verse by Richard Price ; illustrated in blind relief by Ron King.
Published / Created:
Seagrass, Bosham, West Sussex : Circle Press, 2017.

©2017
Physical Description:
27, [1] leaves : illustrations ; in box 31 x 31 cm + 1 pamphlet ([4] pages ; 23 cm)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Signed limited edition of forty books ... There are also ten unboxed sets with slight blemishes on the paper or letterpress printing used as samples marked H.C. The text was set in Optima by Kathrin Jacobsen for plate making at Lyme Bay Press, Rayne, Essex and printed letterpress by Joanna Mersey at Bignor Press, Sussex onto hand made paper by Khadi, Chilgrove, Sussex. The embossing was done in his studio by the artist with the help of his son Joel and his daughter Jessica at the Circle Press, Bosham, near Chichester, West Sussex."--Colophon.
Subject Terms:
Sedna (Goddess) -- Poetry. | Inuit mythology -- Poetry. | Artists' books -- England -- Specimens.
Form/Genre:
Artists' books -- 2017. | Embossed prints. | Handmade papers (Paper) | Book prospectuses.
Contributors:
Price, Richard, 1966– author. | Jacobsen, Kathrin, typesetter. | Mersey, Joanna, printer. | Circle Press, publisher.