st james park press
VENERATIONS
The Press has printed various celebrations and commemorations.
ODE TO AN OLD FACE
This tribute was part of a boxed collection of c.40 pieces of ephemera from different printers commissioned by Michael Taylor, for John & Rose Randle, on completion of thirty-six issues of Matrix and fifty years of printing at The Whittington Press, presented to them at the Ludlow Book Fair in 2021. Printed on yellow Crisbrook handmade paper, featuring an original poem by James Freemantle as an Ode to both John Randle and the Caslon typeface, and printed in Mole Foliate and 18pt Caslon on an Albion Press. The edition consists of three variants: a Crisbrook watermark (11 copies), a hand-made watermark (6 copies), and no watermark (5 copies).
(2021)
'WILFRED'
Announcement card handset in Caslon Old Face and printed on an Arab Press in blue ink on handmade paper.
(2022)
ORDER OF SERVICE
French-fold, 4pp., Order of Service, printed on Sunome Senaka Japanese paper with blue Amate wrappers from a plate typeset by Mark Askam.
(2018)
ANNIVERSARY CARD
An Anniversary Card for the sister (Ellen) and brother-in-law (Michael) of the commissioned patron (a subscriber and friend of the Press), their initials on the cover, celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Printed on an Albion Press on Zerkall Ingres and handmade papers, in Bodoni and large numerals, with a Stephenson Blake grape border. The edition was circa 12 copies.
(2022)