ARTISTS' OWN COPY
A Stickful of Nonpareil
Privately Printed at the Cambridge University Press, 1956.
First edition. One of 500 copies printed for private presentation by the University Printer to his friends in printing and publishing for Christmas 1956. 8vo. Green buckram lettered in gilt. Green patterned endpapers. This copy with ownership signature of Edward Ardizzone to the front endpaper. Line drawings by Ardizzone. A fine copy.
This is a picture of the University Press at Cambridge - the 'Pit Press' as it was then commonly known - some sixty years ago. [Preface]
PROVENANCE: From the collection of the artist's family.
Stock ID: 38848
