. Bound for the Bodleian. English (Froxfield, Hampshire), 1969. Roger Powell (1896–1990). Mustard-yellow goatskin; both covers tooled with letters of the alphabet redrawn from the Fell types, with a central decorative block showing a wooden hand-press with, above the cap, a sketch of Tom Tower, Christ Church; and, instead of the screw, hose and platen, the Sheldonian Theatre. The designs closely relate to the subjectmatter of the volume – John Fell, the University Press, and the 'Fell' types; the drawings for the blocks were done by Sheila Waters. Commissioned by the Bodleian Library. John Fe
. Bound for the Bodleian. English (Froxfield, Hampshire), 1969. Roger Powell (1896–1990). Mustard-yellow goatskin; both covers tooled with letters of the alphabet redrawn from the Fell types, with a central decorative block showing a wooden hand-press with, above the cap, a sketch of Tom Tower, Christ Church; and, instead of the screw, hose and platen, the Sheldonian Theatre. The designs closely relate to the subjectmatter of the volume – John Fell, the University Press, and the 'Fell' types; the drawings for the blocks were done by Sheila Waters. Commissioned by the Bodleian Library. John Fell, the University Press and the 'Fell' Types. 1967. Morison, Stanley [author] Bodleian Libraries, John Fell, the University Press and the 'Fell' Types
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