A complete bibliographic handlist of Peter Bishop’s Petrarch Press publications issued between 1986 and 1996.
Extract from a letter from the poet to his brother; English translation by James Harvey Robinson. Hand printed in Spring 1989. Set in Centaur and Arrighi. Illustration by John De Pol, who signed each copy. Edition limited to 180 copies: 10 (numbered 1-10) on sheepskin parchment; 60 (11-70) on handmade Penshurst paper; 110 (71-180) on all-cotton Arches Text. All editions bound in blue cloth with printed spine label. Parchment copies in slipcase covered in blue-cloth with marbled-paper. 6 x 9 inches; pages (10) 11 (3).
Designed, printed, and bound at the Petrarch Press by Peter Bishop and Peter Cohen in Autumn 1990. Set in Emerson with Forum and Goudy Oldstyle. Edition limited to 189 copies: 14 (numbered 1-14) on sheepskin parchment; 175 (15-189) on all-cotton Lana Royal paper. Parchment copies bound in full red goatskin with gold-stamped spine; slipcase covered in marbled paper with red goatskin trim. 20 Lana Royal copies in full red goatskin, 150 in red cloth-covered boards. 6 x 10 inches; pages (88).
From the 1892 Deathbed Edition of Leaves of Grass. Designed in collaboration with Peter Cohen and illustrated by Jean-Pierre Tingaud. Printed in Spring 1992. Text set in Bembo. Edition limited to 120 copies: 20 (numbered 1-20) on sheepskin parchment; 25 (21-45) on handmade Fabriano Umbria paper; 75 (46-120) on Johannot mouldmade paper. Parchment and Umbria copies bound in full green goatskin; slipcase covered in decorative paper with green goatskin trim. Johannot copies in green cloth-covered boards. 5 x 7 inches; pages (88).
Designed in collaboration with Peter Cohen, who created the artwork. Printed by Peter Bishop in Spring and Summer 1995. Text in Victor Hammer’s American Uncial type. Red marginal ornaments; title in multiple colors. Edition limited to 150 copies: 20 (numbered I-XX) on sheepskin parchment; 30 (numbered 1-30) on handmade Hayle paper; 100 (31-130) on all-cotton Magnani paper. Parchment and Hayle copies bound in parchment-covered boards with gold stamped spine and front cover; slipcase covered in golden-orange cloth. Magnani copies covered in golden-orange cloth with gold stamped spine and front cover. 4 x 7 inches; pages (88).
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Extract from a letter from the poet to his brother; English translation by James Harvey Robinson. Hand printed in Spring 1989. Set in Centaur and Arrighi. Illustration by John De Pol, who signed each copy. Edition limited to 180 copies: 10 (numbered 1-10) on sheepskin parchment; 60 (11-70) on handmade Penshurst paper; 110 (71-180) on all-cotton Arches Text. All editions bound in blue cloth with printed spine label. Parchment copies in slipcase covered in blue-cloth with marbled-paper. 6 x 9 inches; pages (10) 11 (3).
