[a lowercase i cut by Philip Surey] WADitems With original engravings and woodcuts

With original engravings and woodcuts (and stamps) this is a touching tribute to someone who had a profound influence on books (in general) and printing (in New England)

so this is from sometime between those two dates

a Schiedam [Netherlands] brush factory with brush-making facilities

Dwiggins prepared this report on the state of books and their design and production

[a lowercase i cut by Philip Surey] WADitems With original engravings and woodcutsWhat a pleasure are hand cut letters. This one was cut by Philip Surey, a 1996 graduate of the City & Guilds of London Art School who later assisted Richard Kindersley and Ralph Beyer in their shops before going out on own as a sculptor and letter carver. (We keep an alphabet carved by Phil above our desk.) This piece was carved as a workshop sample and its a total beauty. A lovely thing that he signed by carving his last name on the back.