Ω Art & Letterpress Gifts Ω
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On this page you will find art portfolios, limited edition greeting cards, poetry under
glass, & broadsides of classic writing or novelties which have all been printed from
metal type and/or from metal engravings. When metal is pressed into quality stock
on an antique press, a sense of depth renders the experience all the more satisfying.
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"A great love goes here with a little gift. . ."--Theocritus
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≈Portfolios≈
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CHOREOGRAPHY BERTSCHMANN is a portfolio of six
original drawings by Harry Bertschmann, printed from
metal engravings in a collector's Facsimilie Edition.
Limited to 250 signed and numbered copies. Portfolio
was designed by the artist. Bertschmann's work hangs
in public and private collections in the U.S. and Europe,
including the Carnegie International Museum. Text is
handset in 12 pt. San Serif metal type. This fine portfolio
is printed letterpress on 65 lb. Tomohawk cover stock.
Size: 11-1/2" x 17-1/2". $125. per full set + $12.50 to
pack carefully and ship.
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TREES, by Alfred P. Ingegno, Jr., is a portfolio of six
drawings of imaginatively rendered trees shown in
widely diverse perspectives. The drawings are printed
letterpress from metal engravings on 11"x17" 80 lb.
Mohawk Vellum, Cream White. Ingegno's paintings
and drawings have been featured in many one-man
and group shows in the U.S. and Europe. Each piece
of art is signed and numbered in an edition limited to
200 copies. $95. per portfolio, which is encased in a
handsome folder. Plus $12.50 to pack and ship.
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≈Letterpress-printed Gifts≈
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Limited Edition Greeting Cards
Songs of Christmas is a series of four original handprinted
and trimmed cards each featuring a classic Christmas Carol:
"Silent Night," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," "Good King
Wenceslas," and "Hark the Herald Angels Sing." Printed on
quality stocks using antique presses, with handset metal type
decorated by hand. These numbered Limited Edition
holiday greeting cards with ivory envelopes are a gift unto
themselves. Four cards of each style for a total of sixteen
cards: $25. Two or more sets: $20. per set. Packing &
shipping one set $7.50, P/S on two sets: $9.00.
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Seasons Under Glass
Four Seasons of Poetry, a series of handset, hand-
printed art on heavy framing stock, one for each
season, using an antique engraving to depict the
particular season along with an excerpt from a
classic seasonal poem by William Blake, Emily
Bronte, Robert Browning, and John Greenleaf
Whittier. Each piece is presented in a simple
wooden glassed-in frame, with artwork printed
in a color appropriate to the particular season.
Framed cards are priced at only $17.50. singly or
$60. for the set of four, a savings of $10. 5"x7".
Specially framed edition of all four prints on one
board, signed by printer: $40. Packing/shipping
one full set: $12.50. One large frame containing
all four seasons available at $30. + $7.50 for
shipping and packing. PayPal Button is set up for
full set of four. If individual purchases are preferred,
please call (607) 746-7453 for credit cards.
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Birch Brook Broadsides
This series of handset, hand-printed letterpress
BBP Broadsides has been printed on handsome cover
stocks in runs of only 300 to 750 copies. Suitable
for framing, as keepsakes, or as attractive personal
gifts. Currently in our list of broadsides are these:
~"Canoe," a poem as graceful as its namesake, by Harry Smith,
with handcolored art by Trish Romano, and printed on
sparkling gold-green handmade paper.
~"How to Open a Book," from an early grade-school primer.
~"Thanksgiving in Vermont in the 1890s," a delightful
reminder of old holiday traditions in New England.
~"The Beach," a beautifully descriptive piece of the
shorescape from Henry David Thoreau's Cape Cod.
~"Thanksgiving Proclamation," delivered by Connecticut
Governor Wilbur L. Cross in 1936.
~"Psalm Twenty-Three," that inspiring Biblical favorite.
~"What a Piece of Work is a Man," from Hamlet by
William Shakespeare.
~"The Poet's Garden," by Mary Belle Campbell, is indeed
a garden of visual delights.
(Other Broadsides are planned for the future.)
$4.00 each, plus $2.50 for packing and first-class postage.
Set of all eight broadsides may be purchased for $25.,
plus $5.00 for packing/shipping.
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