Alderman Byng Kenrick : tributes and appreciations on his retirement as chairman of the Birmingham Education Committee expressed at meetings held on the twenty-ninth day of October & the eighth day of December MCMXLIII
1944, First Edition. [Birmingham, England : Birmingham School of Printing, College of Arts & Crafts, 1944]. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, with a gilt vignette to the front panel. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Previous owner's bookplate to ffep. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 41 pages; Description: [6], 41, [9] p. ; 28 cm. Subjects: Kenrick, W. Byng. Education -- England -- Birmingham. "Printed under the direction of Leonard Jay at the Birmingham School of Printing ... The type, which is 14-point Granjon, has been set on the Linotype ... Compositors' work by boys in the pre-apprentice classes ... Lettering by Frances H. Woof ... Printed in the Letterpress Machine classes ... 1944 ..."--Colophon (p. [42]). Printed in black, vermilion, and blue-green. Red and black decorative title page. Item #181151
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