Golden Cockerel Press

The Golden Cockerel Press was established in 1920. Its first publication was a 1921 first edition of A.E. Coppard's Adam and Eve & Pinch Me.

• Coppard, A.E. (Alfred Edgar). Adam and Eve & Pinch Me. (1921) 3rd edition. London: Jonathan Cape. Twelve tales. The 3rd edition of 1,000 copies printed from Calon Old Face type and bound in boards. Printed at the Golden Cockerel Press. Special Collections Stacks PR6005 .O55 A15.


• Beresford, J.D. (John Davys). Signs & Wonders. (1921) Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire. An edition of 1,500 copies printed from Caslon Old Face Type. Special Collections Stacks PZ3 .B45 Si.


• Clay, Enid. Sonnets and Verses. (1925) Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire. Wood engravings by Eric Gill. Limited edition of 450 numbered copies printed from Caslon Old Face type and printed on Kelmscott hand-made paper. Composition by A.H. Gibbs and F. Young, and the press run by A. C. Cooper and W. R. Mills. UMCP has copy numbered 348. Rare Stacks PR6005 .L48 S6.


• Fielding, Henry. An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews. (1926) Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire. With an introduction by R. Brimley Johnson and reproduction of original title page. Limited edition of 450 numbered copies printed from Caslon Old Face and printed on Batchelor hand-made paper. Designed by Robert Gibbings, composition by A. H. Gibbs and F. Young and the press run by A. C. Cooper. UMCP has copy numbered 412. Barnes Stacks PR3454 .A7.


• Dickens, Charles. The Cricket on the Hearth: a Fairy Tale of Home. (1933) Waltham Saint Lawrence, England: printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club by the Golden Cockerel Press. Seven posthumous watercolors by Hugh Thomson. Introduction by Walter De La Mare. This edition reprinted from the first edition published by Bradbury and Evans in 1846, consists of 1,500 copies designed by Robert Gibbings. UMCP has copy numbered 979. Special Collections Folio PR4572 .C7.


• The Book of Eccelesiastes. (1934) London. An English translation from the Old Testament of the Bible. Wood engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton. An edition of 250 copies with 3 copies printed on vellum bound in white pigskin; 247 copies printed on Batchelor paper. The Hundredth Book printed by the Golden Cockerel Press. By permission of the syndics of Cambridge Uuniversity, the text used is that edited by Dr. F. H. A. Scrivener. Composition by A. H. Gibbs and E.J Ward, and the press run by A. Curan. UMCP has copy numbered 16. Special Collections Folio BS1473.


• Golden Cockerel Press. Chanticleer: Bibliography of the Golden Cockerel Press, 1921-1936 August . (1936) London. Introduction by Humbert Wolfe, foreword and notes by the partners. Limited edition of 300 numbered copies, signed by the partners. There is also an unlimited unnumbered edition. Composition by A. H. Gibbs and the press run by H. Barker. UMCP has copy numbered 136, and signed by Christopher Sandford, Anthony Sandford, Owen Rutter, F. J. Newbery. Special Collections Stacks Z232 .G61.


• Bligh, William. The Log of the Bounty. (1937) London. Lieutenant William Bligh's log of the proceedings of His Majesty's armed vessel Bounty in a voyage to the South seas, to take the breadfruit from the Society islands to the West Indies. With an introduction and notes by Owen Rutter, comments on Bligh's navigation by Rear-Admiral J.A. Edgell, and four engravings on wood by Lynton Lamb. Limited edition of 300 numbered sets of the two volumes, printed on Van Gelder mould-made paper. Printed by Christopher Anthony Sanford and Owen Rutter. UMCP has volume set numbered 122, which is written in the second volume, no number in the first volume. Rare Folio Du21 .B57.


• Bligh, William. Bligh's Voyage in the Resource. (1937) London. Voyage from Coupang to Batavia, together with the log of his subsequent passage to England in the Dutch packet Vlydt and his remarks on Morrison's journal. With an introduction and notes by Owen Rutter, and wood-engravings by Peter Baker-Mill. Limited edition of 350 copies printed from Calson's Old Face type on mould-made paper. Printed by Christopher Anthony Sanford and Owen Rutter. UMCP has copy numbered 105. Rare Folio Du 21. B58.


• Wells, H.G . (Herbert George). The Country of the Blind. (1939) London. With engravings by Clifford Webb. Limited edition of 280 numbered copies printed from hand-set type with the introduction and appendix set in Perpetua, and printed on Batchelor's hand-made paper. Printed and published by Christopher Sandford and Owen Rutter. Composition of A. H. Gibbs and the press run by H. Barker are numbered 1-30 and signed by the author and artist. UMCP has copy numbered 115. Rare Stacks PR5774 .C6.


• Gamble, Mary Ann Fryer. John Fryer of the Bounty. (1939) London. With an introduction and commentary by Owen Rutter and wood-engravings by Averil Mackenzie-Grieve. Limited edition of 300 copies printed from Golden Cockerel type on Arnold's mould-made paper, and bound in blue canvas with gold design. Content includes notes on his career, written by his daughter, Mary Ann. Composition of A. H. Gibbs and the press run by H. Barker. Signed by the editor and the artist. UMCP has copy numbered 129. Rare Folio DA87 .1 .F7 G3.


• Wells, H.G. (Herbert George). The Country of the Blind. (1939) London. With wood engravings by Clifford Webb. Limited edition of 280 numbered copies printed from Golden Cockerel and Perpetua types on Batchelor hand-made paper. Copies numbered 1-30 are signed by the author and artist, full-bound in orange vellum; 250 are quarter-bound in orange vellum with brown cloth boards. Composition by A. H. Gibbs and press run by H. Barker. UMCP has copy numbered 235. Rare Folio DA87 .1 .F7 G3.


• Philby, H. St. J.B. (Harry St. John Bridger). A Pilgrim in Arabia. (1943) London. Limited edition of 350 numbered copies printed from Perpetua type on Arnold's mould-made paper. Bound by Sargaski and Sutcliffe in ¼ Niger. UMCP has copy numbered 119. R.D. Remley Collection. Special Collections Stacks DS207 .P523.


• De Chair, Somerset Struben. The Golden Carpet. (1943) London. Published by permission of the War Office. Limited edition of 500 copies printed from Perpetua types on Arnold's mould-made paper. Copies numbered 1-30 bound in full morocco; copies numbered 31-500 bound in quarter morocco. UMCP has copy numbered 336. Special Collections Stacks D811 .D4.


• Golden Cockerel Press. Pertelote: A Ssequel to Chanticleer. (1943) London. A bibliography of the Golden Cockerel Press, October 1936-1943, April.  Foreword and notes by the partners with illustrations from the books. Limited edition of 200 numbered copies printed from Perpetua types on mould-made paper, signed by the partners. Printed by C. Sanford and O. Rutter at the Golden Cockerel. Press. UMCP has copy numbered 174, and signed by Christpher Sandford and Owen Rutter. Special Collection Stacks Z232 .G615.


• De Chair, Somerst Struben. The Silver Crescent. (1943) London. Published by permission of the War Office. Limited edition of 500 copies printed from Perpetua type on Arnold's mould-made paper. Copies numbered 1-30 are bound in full-morocco; copies numbered 31-500 bound in quarter morocco. Printed by Christopher Sandford and Owen Rutter. UMCP has copy numbered 163. Special Collections Stacks D811 .D312.


• Bonaparte, Napoleon I. Supper at Beaucaire. (1945) London. Translated into English for the first time by Somerset De Chair. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies printed from Caslon's Old Face type. Designed and produced by Christopher Sandford. Composition, press-work, and collotype reproduced at the Chiswick Press. Copies numbered 1-100 printed on Batchelor's handmade paper and bound in full vellum; copies numbered 101-500 printed on Fabriano's mouldmade paper and bound in cloth. UMCP has copy numbered 434. R.D. Remley Collection. Special Collection Stacks DC214 .N217.


• Miller, Patrick. Woman in Detail. (1947) London. With drawings by Mark Severin. Limited edition of 550 numbered copies printed from Caslon's Old Face type, shaded initials, and title-letters drawings by Mark Severin. Printed by Christopher Sandford. Copies numbered 10-100 are signed and printed on Arnold's English mould-made paper, and specially bound; copies numbered 101-550 printed on Fabriano's Italian mould-made paper. UMCP has copy numbered 485. Special Collections Stacks N7630 .M54.


• Bannet, Ivor. The Amazons. (1948) London. Wood-engravings by Clifford Webb and maps drawn by Mina Greenhill. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies printed from Poliphilus and Centaur Initials types on Arnold's mould-made paper. Printed by Christopher Sandford. UMCP has copy numbered 412. Special Collections Folio PR6003 .A545 A7.


• Golden Cockerel Press. Cockalorum: A Sequel to Chanticleer and Pertelote. (1948) London. A bibliography of the Golden Cockerel Press, June 1943-Decemeber 1948. Foreword and notes by Christopher Sandford with illustrations from the books. Limited edition of 250 copies printed from Perpetua type on mould-made paper. Printed by Christopher Sandford. Unlimited edition. Special Collection Stacks Z232 .G613.


• Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “Laus Veneris”. English translation: "the praise of Venus or love."(1948) London. A poem. Engravings by John Buckland-Wright. Limited edition of 750 numbered copies, of which copies numbered 1-100 contain one extra engraving and are specially bound. Composition and presswork under the supervision of James Shand at the Shenval Press. UMCP has copy numbered 333. Special Collections stacks PR5506 .L3


• Cabell, James Branch. Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice. (1949) London. With wood engravings by John Buckland Wright. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies printed from Caslon Old Face and Vesta titiling. Printed by Christopher Sandford. UMCP has copy numbered 345. Special Collections Stacks PS3505 .A153 J8.


• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. (1952) London. With an introductory essay by Gwyn Jones, and with six engravings in color by Dorothea Braby. Limited edition of 360 numbered copies printed from Caslon's Old Face type with Pharos and Goudy Open Titling on Arnold's Mould-made paper. Designed, produced, and published by Christopher Sandford. Copies numbered 1-60 specially bound. UMCP has copy numbered 36, and signed by Gwyn Jones and Dorothea Braby. Rare Folio PR2065 .G3


• Browne, William. Circe and Ulysses. (1954) London. Written by William Browne of Tavistock and edited with an essay on William Browne and the English masque by Gwyn Jones. Wood-engravings by Mark Severin. Limited edition of 300 numbered copies printed from Poliphilus types on hand-made paper. Copies numbered 1-100 are specially bound and contain four extra engravings. UMCP has copy numbered 140. KA Porter Stacks PR2217 .B5C5.


• Stewart, Cecil. Topiary: An Historical Diversion. (1954) London. With color engravings by Peter Barker-Mill. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies from Pastonchi type on hand-made paper. Produced and published by Christopher Sandford. Press work by the John Roberts Press. R.D. Remley Collection. UMCP has copy numbered 425. Special Collections Stacks SB463 .S85.


• Golden Cockerel Press. British Hand-made Books. (1957) London: Golden Cockerel Press. Special Collections Stacks Z232 .G63 G65.


• Moncrif, M. de (François Augustin). Monrif's Cats. French: Les Chats. (1961) London: Published by the Golden Cockerel Press and printed at the Chiswick Press. Translated by Reginald Bretnor. Collotype reproductions of 10 etchings by T. Otten after designs by Coypel. Limited edition of 400 numbered copies printed from Perpetua types on Saunders mould-made paper at the Chiswick Press. UMCP has copy numbered 397. R.D. Remley Collection. Special Collections Stacks QL795 .C2 M73.

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