Collectors of the Press’ books will know that five books relating to the work of John Buckland Wright have appeared under this imprint, and have been among the Press’ most successful publications. Christopher Buckland Wright, the artist’s son, has gathered together surviving copper plates left in the artist’s studio at the time of his death, and compiled a full catalogue of all the engravings which JBW made, both for book illustrations and as autonomous prints; some of the artist’s work in metal is considered to be at the pinnacle of his achievements.

A detailed prospectus was sent out in November 2013 (copies available on request). Over 400 prints are listed in this lovely book, and all those originally intended for publication (including rejected plates) are shown.

Beneath the image of the book itself (right), the print shown is the tipped-in frontispiece in both B and C editions, printed there from the original copper plate by Anthony Dyson.

The book runs to 284 pages, in three editions:
A: 100 standard copies, full-bound in cloth with a paper label:
Price £224, and £8 postage (available; five copies recently found).

B: 220 copies which include an original tipped-in copper engraving printed by Anthony Dyson at his Black Star Press, used as frontispiece. Quarter cloth and beautiful marbled sides (in a false Suminagashi pattern) made in Madrid by Antonio Velez Celemin, housed in a slipcase:
Price £292, and £8 postage (still available).

C: 40 special copies which include an extra four original prints (ie five in all), housed in a separate folder. Quarter bound in vellum and enclosed in a clamshell box:
Price £825 (No longer available).

Sensuous Lines was published in May 2014 and won Best British Book at the BPIF Book Awards in the same year: see here.