Barbarian Press bookplates, circa 2008-2015.

8 items

Related material: Broadsides by Artists and Press, AOB 41. Arts Library Special Collections, Yale University Library.

Acquired by purchase, 2014, 2016.

Arranged alphabetically by patron.

"[Crispin and Jan Elsted] founded Barbarian Press in Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, in 1977... [They] were trained in letterpress printing by Graham Williams at the Florin Press, and in 1978 [they] returned to Canada with presses and type and established the press on five wooded acres in Steelhead, British Columbia, near Mission, about 50 miles east of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley." Reference -- http://www.barbarianpress.com/aboutthepress.html

The collection consists of 8 ex-libris printed by Barbarian Press: 1) [Ex Libris Crispin & Jan Elsted], engraved by Peter Lazarov; 2) [Ex Libris Morva Gowans], engraved by Abigail Rorer]; 3) 6 bookplates featuring Curwen Press ornamental borders (Crispin & Jan Elsted; Carolee Campbell & Hector Elizondo; Peter & Betsy Currie; Nathan Van Sweden; Karen & Gordon Paul; the Graveson Family).

December 01, 2014

Barbarian Press Bookplates, Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University.

Barbarian Press Bookplates, Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University.

Bookplates.