At Hand and Eye we usually have PDF files to show the position of type and illustrations in our books. These are two drawings by Greg Manchess for Frozen Hell by John W Campbell Jnr that we’ve printed out on tracing paper so that we can lay them over our letterpress proofs to check position.
Drawings by Greg Manchess for Frozen Hell on tracing paper Read More »
Robert Heth and me in the Hand & Eye workshop working on our latest Arete Editions project, ‘Frozen Hell’ by John W Campbell Jnr.
In the Hand & Eye workshop for ‘Frozen Hell’ Read More »
For the last few months we have been working on Rich’s Lyra Classic Books, he unveiled the lettered edition today! Really pleased with the way it’s come out, Phil’s letterpress printing is complex and came out beautifully. Gary’s relief prints (his black and white plates) are truly amazing, let alone his paintings. This was a dream book for Gary Gianni, something he has wanted to do for decades, Rich will publish an artist statement when he goes live on Lyra’s web site soon. Years in the making.
Lyra Classic Books’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ – Lettered Edition Read More »
The next Areté Editions book on press at Hand and Eye will be Frozen Hell by John W Campbell Jnr. Effra Press has set it for us in Monotype Baskerville and we’ve been making his columns of type into pages. Here are two of them positioned for proofing on our FAG proofing press.
Frozen Hell proofing press Read More »
illustration by Gary Gianni, created for Neil Gaiman’s ‘The Case of Death and Honey’ an Arete Editions project. Printed by Phil Abel
Illustration by Gary Gianni for ‘The Case of Death and Honey’ Read More »
