THIRTEEN WORKS ILLUSTRATED BY ALAN JAMES ROBINSON, INCLUDING TITLES FROM THE ABCEDARY PRESS, THE CHELONIIDAE PRESS, and THE PRESS OF THE SEA TURTLE

by ROBINSON, ALAN JAMES

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This is a very fine assemblage of works from the three iterations of the handpress founded by Alan James Robinson (b. 1950) and Joel Ginsburg in 1979: the ABCedary Press; the Cheloniidae Press (the best-known of the press names), and The Press of the Sea Turtle (1992 to present). All of these books are impressive private press productions that are lovely, charming, and in exceptional condition. Robinson quickly established a reputation for producing books that are uniformly tasteful as well as delightful, that use the highest quality materials, that involve the work of various highly skilled collaborators, and that are generally in some way about animals. He received an MFA in printmaking from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and has spent his adult career within the well-developed book-arts community in western Massachusetts. He designs and illustrates all of the Cheloniidae books in collaboration with numerous artisans and craftsmen. All of Robinson's books were printed by the celebrated master printer Harold P. McGrath (1921-2000) until his retirement in 1991. 1) (ABCEDARY PRESS). ROBINSON, ALAN JAMES, Artist. CAROL, MARK PHILIP. ANCIENT NEEDS. (Easthampton, Massachusetts: ABCedary Press, 1989) 380 x 280 mm. (15 x 11"). 76 pp. Designed by Alan James Robinson and Mark Philip Carol. No. VI OF XXV COPIES OF THE DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED in the colophon by Robinson, Carol, and the printer Harold McGrath. (There were also 25 copies of the Regular edition, 26 copies in ful

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