Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Wilcox, Michael, 1939-

Title:

Twelve bindings : Michael Wilcox / with remarks on the bindings by Michael Wilcox & on the books by Elaine Smyth & W. Thomas Taylor.

Published / Created:

Austin : W. Thomas Taylor, 1985.

Physical Description:

[42] pages: some color illustrations ; 36 cm

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Z269.2.W55 W55 1985+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Books

Notes:

Each of the 12 designer bindings is illustrated by a mounted color photograph.

"Two hundred twenty-five copies of this book have been printed in Bembo, Delphian and a variety of other types on Guarro mould-made paper. The design is by W. Thomas Taylor, the printing by David Holman, and the binding by Craig Jensen. Copies I-X are specially bound by Michael Wilcox."--Colophon.

Last page blank.

SML,AOB: "This is copy no. 43"--Colophon. Two variant versions of the prospectus and a correspondence between Wilcox and Stuart B. Schimmel relating to the execution of a binding for Schimmel have been removed from this volume and placed in Arts of the Book Collection Bibliographical file (Box +2, Folder 1)

BAC: British Art Center copy is unnumbered. Bound in publisher's original red cloth, with printed spine label.

Subject Terms:

Wilcox, Michael, 1939– | Bookbinding. | Fine bindings. | Wilcox, Michael, 1939– -- Correspondence (SML, AOB Bibliographical File, Box +2, Folder 1) | Schimmel, Stuart B. -- Correspondence (SML,AOB Bibliographical, File, Box +2. Folder 1)

Contributors:

Smyth, Elaine B., writer of added commentary. | Taylor, W. Thomas, writer of added commentary, publisher. | Holman, David, printer. | Jensen, Craig, binder. | Collection of Margaret and Neale Albert (Yale Center for British Art).