Founts & Circumstance


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Books in Print

Wood engraving by Colin Paynton
(from The Chimes, 1985)

Amours de Voyage
An epistolary novella in verse
by Arthur Hugh Clough
November 2007

Under Strange Sail
Translations and Improvisations from Many Hands
February 2007

Venus & Adonis
William Shakespeare's narrative poem, illustrated with 10 wood engravings by Andy English.
Winter 2005

HOI BARBAROI
A Quarter Century at Barbarian Press
A Bibliography with Essays by Invitation & a Photo Essay by David Evans
2004

Founts & Circumstance
A Typographical Portfolio of Display and Titling Faces in Grand Isolation & in Company
July 2002

Rumour of a Shark
poems by John Carroll
November 1999

Founts & Circumstance
[Individual Broadsheets]

A typographical portfolio of display and titling faces in grand isolation & in company

July 2002

Although Founts & Circumstance was sold out on publication, we still have a few individual broadsheets left for sale, the result of our printing extra copies of the sheets in order to ensure that we would have enough to make up the complete announced edition. Of the 15 broadsheets included in the set, we have some copies of five available. They are shown below with thumbnail illustrations, which can be enlarged by clicking on them. Sizes are W by H.

You can look at illustrations of the complete set in the Archives page, which also shows past publications of the press, now out of print.

Please Note: US dollar equivalents are approximate, due to fluctuating exchange rates. American clients will be charged at the prevailing rate at the time of invoicing.

	1) Henry King. A Contemplation of Flowers. Egmont Decorated Initials and Poliphilus on Opus Watermedia paper. 15 by 22 1/4 inches. Light orange, moss green and black. Drawing by Hélène Francœur printed from a line-block and hand-coloured C$110; approx. US$110 Visit our Ordering page to place an order for this broadsheet.
2) Crispin Elsted.Salt [#10 from Kenfield Variations]. Delphian and Van Dijck on Barcham Green Hayle handmade. 15 1/2 by 20 1/2 inches. Sepia, brown and black. C$100; approx. US$100 Visit our Ordering page to place an order for this broadsheet.
	3) William Cowper. A Letter to a Friend. Fry’s Ornamented and Caslon on Velké Losiny Prague handmade. 23 by 16 1/2 inches. Blue and black. C$100; approx. US$100 Visit our Ordering page to place an order for this broadsheet.
4) Showing of 24-line Hamilton Class S Script. Yellow and blue on Somerset Newsprint mouldmade. Both 30 by 22 inches. C$90; approx. US$90
	5) The Gawain Poet. From Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Original Middle English and modern English version by Crispin Elsted. 24-line Gill Sans Shadow with Bembo; Dutch initials with Goudy Text, Old English Engraver’s text, Poliphilus and Blado; 22 by 30 inches; green, red and black. C$125; approx. US$125 Visit our Ordering page to place an order for this broadsheets.