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Buzz buzz : ten insect poems: PB 119-2003

Object information

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Titles

Buzz buzz : ten insect poems

Maker(s)

Author: Heath-Stubbs, John
Illustrator: Smith, Richard Shirley
Publisher: Gruffyground Press
Printer: Libanus Press

Categories

Description

By John Heath-Stubbs ; with a wood engraving by Richard Shirley Smith.

[16] p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Sidcot
  • Marlborough

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1981

Note

"Designed, handset in Bodoni italic & printed on VĂ©lin d'Arches paper by Michael Mitchell at the Libanus Press, at Marlborough, Wiltshire, for Anthony Baker of the Gruffyground Press. Richard Shirley Smith's wood engraving is printed from the original block. The cover is Mingei. The edition is limited to two hundred copies"--Colophon. Signed by John Heath-Stubbs and Richard Shirley Smith. Yellow Mingei wrappers.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Illustration

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 119-2003
Primary reference Number: 95045
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 August 2012 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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