James Reid
Subtitle: selected wood engravings : a portfolio of wood engravings printed directly from the original blocks
By: created by James Reid for the life of Christ in woodcuts and the song of songs
Contributors: Larson, Arthur (Printer), printer; Russem, Michael, book designer; Petegorsky, Stephen, 1954- photographer; Reid, James, 1907-1989; Reid, James, 1907-1989; Puritan Capital (Printing firm); Brier Hill Press
Publisher: Brier Hill Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boston, Massachusetts
Language: eng
Subjects: Wood-engraving, American; Specimens; Art; Illustrations; Bible
Notes: Box contains printed booklet (16 unnumbered pages) and two wrappers containing the wood engravings. Each engraving is numbered. One portrait is mounted on the inside of the front cover of the case; another is mounted on the verso of the title page in the booklet.

"This portfolio contains thirty-two numbered and blind-stamped wood engravings printed from the original blocks created in 1930 and 1931 by James Reid and is published by Brier Hill Press, Boston, Massachusetts. The engravings were printed on Mohawk Superfine by Arthur Larson at Horton Tank Graphics, Hadley, Massachusetts. The booklet was composed in Emerson and Carter Sans by Michael Russem at Kat Ran Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and printed on Mohawk Superfine by Puritan Press, Hollis, New Hampshire. Restoration, editing, and printing of the portrait of James Reid and the photograph of James and Alyse Reid is the work of Edward Nowak at Archetype, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Photographs of page spreads from The life of Christ in woodcuts and The song of songs is the work of Stephen Petegorsky Photography, Florence, Masssachusetts. The case was produced by Portfoliobox, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. ... The edition is limited to 125 copies signed and numbered by the publisher, of which twelve copies are not for sale ..."--Colophon.

Rare Book copy: No. 25.
Table of contents: title: James Reid : selected wood engravings; title: Thirteen wood engravings by James Reid from The song of songs, published by Farrar & Reinhart in 1931; title: Nineteen wood engravings by James Reid from The life of Christ in woodcuts, published by Farrar & Rinehart in 1930.