Rare complete set of all original issues of Matrix: A Review for Printers & Bibliophiles
No reprints or indices included. Total 36 volumes.
Ex-libris Simon Brett, wood engraver, with his small bookplate in most volumes.
Matrix developed out of an idea to issue a collection of papers on printing and typography. The essays appearing in the first volume were selected by John Randle, and being too short to be issued individually, were compiled into a single volume. The title 'Matrix' was selected both because it names the mould in which a type sort is cast, and because the Caslon swash M was a particular favourite of Randle’s. Contributors to 'Matrix' include Sebastian Carter, Roderick Cave, John Dreyfus, Christopher Sanford, Christopher Skelton, and nearly every other contemporary authority on printing. The papers and specimens included cover the gamut, as comprehensively as any single review could, of typography, the revival of wood engraving, and just about every other subject pertaining to private printing.
Generally good condition, some minor spots and fading to spine (see images above). More images available on request.
Rare complete set of all original issues of Matrix: A Review for Printers & Bibliophiles
No reprints or indices included. Total 36 volumes.
Ex-libris Simon Brett, wood engraver, with his small bookplate in most volumes.
Matrix developed out of an idea to issue a collection of papers on printing and typography. The essays appearing in the first volume were selected by John Randle, and being too short to be issued individually, were compiled into a single volume. The title 'Matrix' was selected both because it names the mould in which a type sort is cast, and because the Caslon swash M was a particular favourite of Randle’s. Contributors to 'Matrix' include Sebastian Carter, Roderick Cave, John Dreyfus, Christopher Sanford, Christopher Skelton, and nearly every other contemporary authority on printing. The papers and specimens included cover the gamut, as comprehensively as any single review could, of typography, the revival of wood engraving, and just about every other subject pertaining to private printing.
Generally good condition, some minor spots and fading to spine (see images above). More images available on request.