{"product_id":"matrix-24-a-review-for-printers-bibliophiles-1st-edition","title":"Matrix 24: A Review for Printers \u0026  Bibliophiles — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMatrix 24: A Review for Printers \u0026amp; Bibliophiles, edited by John \u0026amp; Rosalind Randle — First Edition \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: Risbury, Herefordshire, The Whittington Press, 2004 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 4to, pp. 169.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. The volume remains tightly bound in its original stiff covers, securely protected by the printed paper wrappers. The wrapper is notably clean and bright, showing only the most negligible signs of handling, with sharp corners and no significant edge-wear, rubbing, or sunning to the spine. Internally, the text block is immaculate; the pages are crisp, bright, and completely free from foxing, inscriptions, or handling blemishes. The top edge retains its vibrant yellow tint, and all tipped-in plates, original wood engravings, and loose inserts remain perfectly preserved as issued. A superlative, highly attractive copy of this beautifully produced typographic journal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e This is the first printing of the twenty-fourth instalment of \u003ci\u003eMatrix\u003c\/i\u003e, strictly limited to a total of 800 copies. This specific copy is one of the 720 standard issues bound in stiff covers with a printed dust wrapper. The text is beautifully set in Caslon, Poliphilus, and Neo-Didot types and struck onto a premium assortment of Sommerville Laid, Losin hand-made, Zerkall mould-made, and Hahnemühle Bugra-Bütten papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all volumes in the series, this edition is lavishly illustrated with tipped-in colour plates, tritone photographs, folding type specimens, and original wood engravings, including striking works by John O'Connor and Edwin Smith. Because of the exhaustive manual labour required to produce each issue, \u003ci\u003eMatrix\u003c\/i\u003e was always printed in small, highly limited runs, making individual volumes exceptionally desirable on the open market for collectors of the private press movement, typographic history, and book arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatrix\u003c\/i\u003e stands as one of the most significant typographic and book-arts journals of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Produced annually by John and Rosalind Randle at The Whittington Press, it is a magnificent, tangible celebration of fine printing, wood engraving, paper-making, and type-founding. Issue 24 offers a wealth of eclectic articles ranging from the history of type-foundries in the Netherlands and the wood engravings of Edwin Smith, to fascinating insights into pochoir in the new millennium and private press history. Lavishly produced with an array of tipped-in specimens, photographs, and vibrant engravings, this volume is an essential reference and a stunning piece of book-making art in its own right, perfect for bibliophiles, printers, and historians of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54648060117331,"sku":"5230","price":112.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260816_203525_09caa777-21a3-4ae8-a0bb-df66108f35d6.jpg?v=1787303992","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/matrix-24-a-review-for-printers-bibliophiles-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}