Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith (2005)
MS. 21920/18
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith (2005)
Shelfmark
MS. 21920/18
Summary
Original housing labelled by Richard Shirley Smith as:
'A29 to A34: Ephemera etc., Whittington, Rocket, Gruffyground, Paul:Mus, Fleece, Machin, Not Archive, for Bodleian, Mixed ephemera various presses' (folders 1-3)
'A7, Brian North Lee, Point of Departure, Matrix' (folder 4)
Comprises:
Folder 1: The Fleece Press newsletters
Folder 2: Correspondence with John Randle from the Whittington Press concerning Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith, including mock-ups
Folder 3: Correspondence concerning Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith, including mock-ups and prints of wood engravings (Bain: numbers 241, 249, 253 and 258) and line drawings (Moss: numbers 36 and 58)
Folder 4: Offprint from Matrix 27, an essay by Richard Shirley Smith about Brian North Lee, and a related catalogue from a Belgian exhibition
Date
1978, 1985, 1989, 1996-2012
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (4 folders)
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Collection contents
Archive of Richard Shirley Smith
Published works
Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith (2005)
