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Golden Cockerel's Polite Erotica: A Legacy of Endurance and Distinction
Robert J. Desmarais
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Description for Golden Cockerel's Polite Erotica: A Legacy of Endurance and Distinction
Paperback. This resilient, determined, and popular British private press expresses the individuality of its owner's ideas. Series: Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. Num Pages: 122 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 355 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 586.
Published to accompany a 2008 exhibit at the University of Alberta's Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, this catalogue explores one of the great British private presses and its contribution to the fine press movement. While the sixty books in the catalogue represent barely a quarter of Golden Cockerel's total output, the selection shows how the Press expressed its individuality and continued a tradition of fine book production against the odds. In using the words "endurance" and "distinction" in the title, the curator endeavoured to capture the resilience of the Press and the determination of its various owners to achieve an ... Read more
Published to accompany a 2008 exhibit at the University of Alberta's Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, this catalogue explores one of the great British private presses and its contribution to the fine press movement. While the sixty books in the catalogue represent barely a quarter of Golden Cockerel's total output, the selection shows how the Press expressed its individuality and continued a tradition of fine book production against the odds. In using the words "endurance" and "distinction" in the title, the curator endeavoured to capture the resilience of the Press and the determination of its various owners to achieve an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Condition
New
Series
Bruce Peel Special Collections Library
Number of Pages
122
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781551951836
SKU
V9781551951836
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Ref
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About Robert J. Desmarais
Robert Desmarais is Head of Special Collections at the University of Alberta. A graduate of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information Studies, with a Book History and Print Culture designation, he also has university degrees in English literature and publishing.
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