Trial Specimens From His Books, 1957-1973.
(No place: no date). A unique assemblage of twenty-five sample pages, beautifully presented by one of England's finest bookbinders. Alan Winstanley studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts at Holborn, then studied bookbinding and creative art at Luton and St. Albans. He worked for Sydney Cockerell in Letchworth before moving to Salisbury in 1959 at the invitation of Harry Bailey to take on his craft bookbinding business. Salisbury Bookbinders flourished for forty-one years until Winstanley's retirement in 2000. His work was commissioned for wedding presents to Prince Charles and the late Princess of Wales, and he executed the prestigious job of creating and binding the donor record volume for Lord Mountbatten's memorial at Broadlands. Examples of his conservation work and design can be seen in major collections around the world. Regrettably, there is some staining from the adhesive used to affix the samples, and some of the samples need to be reattached - in fact all of them would benefit from archival attention. The binding is in fine condition. Shipping is additional. Square elephant folio, measuring approximately 18 x 18 inches, in a designer binding of embossed leather & brown cloth, with cloth endpapers, by Alan Winstanley with his ticket on the rear turn-in.
Price: $850.00