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John Keats To Autumn  more

John Keats, 1795–1821, an English Romantic poet and a contemporary of Wordsworth and Coleridge, wrote ‘To Autumn’ in September 1819.

The design

Inspired by the vibrant colours of autumn leaves, each page illustrates one line from the poem. The paintings or drawings, perhaps "calligraphs", incorporate the words, drawn with a pen that create complex and intriguing patterns. illustrations

Printed digitally on archival rag paper and hand-sewn. edition details

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All in Good Time
Only twenty-seven copies for sale

 
 

All in Good Time, the autobiography of celebrated watchmaker George Daniels, was designed, printed and bound for Peoples Archive. Only twenty-seven copies are for sale.


  Wordsworth
 
 

The Prelude by William Wordsworth is considered by many to be the poet's greatest work. Edited by Robert Woof, the book was illustrated, designed and printed for the Wordsworth Trust. Edition of 200 copies.


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