Reeves, James, The Closed Door. Sidcot, North Somerset: Gruffyground Press, 1977, 1977
- Call Number:
- MSS 17
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Reeves, James
- Title(s):
- The Closed Door. Sidcot, North Somerset: Gruffyground Press, 1977.
- Date:
- 1977
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series II: Publications Designed or Illustrated by Richard Shirley Smith
- Part of Collection:
- volume Moss no. 98
- Provenance:
- Gift of Roger W. Moss, 2011
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- First edition. Text handset in Walbaum, and printed letterpress in black and brown on handmade cream Twinrocker Sweetbutter paper by Claire van Vliet and Susan Johanknecht at Janus Press in Vermont. Richard Shirley Smith wood engraving of a mournful girl sitting on the floor [Bain no. 239]. Limited edition of 245 copies of which this is one of 165 copies reserved for the Gruffyground Press (Janus and Twinrocker divided the remaining 75 copies). Signed by Shirley Smith and James Reeves. Sewn soft cover of brown Fabriano Ingres paper. Extra print laid in (signed and numbered 4/60) by Shirley Smith. Also laid in an unsigned wood engraving by Simon Brett and a typed letter from Anthony Baker, the Press's proprietor, explaining the meaning of 'Gruffyground' and reporting James Reeves's death. A record for this item is also available in the <extref xlink:type="simple" xlink:actuate="onRequest" xlink:show="new" xlink:href="http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/10428693">Yale University Library Catalog.</extref>
- Physical Description:
- Pp. [12] ; 240 x 165 mm
- Finding Aid Title:
- Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/5884.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2396047
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- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2396047?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1