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JONES (TREVOR) MEYERSON (TREVOR) Fungus and Curmudgeonly, ONE OF 10 COPIES FOR DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS, Natalia d'Arbeloff, 1980
1 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £204 inc. premium
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JONES (TREVOR)
MEYERSON (TREVOR) Fungus and Curmudgeonly, the first play of a quartet... designed, illustrated and produced by Natalia d'Arbeloff, bound in 2 vol., NUMBER 3 OF 10 COPIES FOR DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS, from an overall edition of 50 copies signed by the author and illustrator, etched illustrations (some double-page), calligraphic text by Sally Johnson printed in red and black, the text and illustrations bound separately by Trevor Jones, the covers in tan and distressed foil pigskin with central canvas panels and pigskin labels, exposed spines painted silver with cloth bands, similar cloth tapes with press stud fasteners which join the 2 volumes together, the covers in turn join to a single canvas bridging spine with zip fasteners stitched into black morocco strips which also fasten the spine to the pigskin box housing the Sony Walkman, with cassette and headphones which can be attached to the spine, and binder's notes and sketch for suggested display, housed in thick cloth-lined striped solander box with leather label lettered in blind, canvas and press stud fasteners, box overall 330 x 285mm., Natalia d'Arbeloff Press, 1980
Footnotes
Trevor Jones (1931-2012) trained first at Harrow School of Art and then went on to Hornsey College of Art where he studied bookbinding under Arthur Johnson. In 1955 he became one of the founding members of the Guild of Contemporary Bookbinders (now Designer Bookbinders). Jones was a highly innovative binder, interested in the structure of the book, new technologies and the use of unusual materials as in the present example.

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