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- We added this book to our rare book inventory in December 2021. See all rare books we added in December 2021 here.
New York Reflections is the result of an intense three week visit to New York in May 2013 to observe, sketch and gather reference material. These paintings, full of colour, light and shadows are his observations and reflect a very personal view of the city. The text is made up of extracts from Jan Morris’ book Manhattan '45. Whittington Press typeset and printed the text in 22 point Caslon.
Where Leslie Gerry Editions can be viewed: British Library (London), Bodleian Library (Oxford), National Australian Library Canberra, Library of Congress Washington, Boston Athenaeum Library, Princeton Library, University of Washington, Yale University, Duke University, Columbia University, Cheltenham Rare Books.
Each edition has a SIGNED limitation page.
Deluxe: An enormous publication with 24 powerful colour plates dominating a 60 x 76 cm (22 x 30 inches) sheet. 5 copies are case bound with a leather quarter binding in a cloth covered and leather quarter bound solander box, inlaid with a full colour printed metal panel. Also included is a leather quarter bound portfolio of 10 large signed prints 57 cm x 76 cm.
Regular: 55 copies are case bound with a cloth quarter binding in a cloth covered solander box, inlaid with full colour printed metal panels. 57 x 38 cm (22 x 16 ins), 88 pages including: 56 pages with 26 full colour double page spreads printed with a UV flatbed inkjet printer on Moulin du Gue mould-made paper and 16 pages of text set in 22 point Caslon, printed on heavyweight Zerkall mould-made paper.
Miniature: An edition of 80 copies, 7.7 x 5 cm (3 x 2 ins), 88 pages including: 56 pages with 26 full colour double page spreads and 29 pages of text set in 5½-point Caslon printed on Somerset mould-made paper. Case bound with a leather quarter binding in a cloth covered slipcase.
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