THE PSALMS OF DAVID [Translated by Miles Coverdale and as Printed in the Great Bible of 1539].

First Edition, one of 280 hand-numbered copies of a total edition of 315 copies. Printed in Eric Gill's original 18 point roman designed for the Golden Cockerel Press and first used in 1931, by Sebastiian Carter at the Rampant Lions Press, on rare Barcham Green's J. Green mould-made paper, the patterned paper designed by Sebasrian Carter and printed at the Scriptorium Press of St. Albans. Folio, original half white vellum over green and ivory patterned paper covered boards, the spine lettered and ruled in gilt, the turnover ruled in gilt at the joins, top edge gilt, the others uncut. 150, [2] pp. A brilliant copy, pristine, and as mint.

Edizione: a beautiful printing of the psalms, in superb condition. 'the rampant lions press was a fine letterpress printing firm in britain, operating from 1924 to 2008. the firm was founded by will carter, publishing its first book in 1936, and was continued by his son, sebastian carter, from 1966. rampant lions started life as a private press in 1924, when will carter was still a schoolboy. after the war, his interest in printing was such that he decided to try to establish the press on a commercial footing, and did so in cambridge in 1949. from that date until the formal closure of the press at the end of 2008, rampant lions has been among the most highly regarded letterpress printing-offices in britain. the skills of will and sebastian carter in design and press-work have been recognized by publishers, who commissioned work from them, and by collectors, who have sought out their publications since the 1950s. sebastian carter also has an international reputation as a writer on type and typography and is the author of several books, including in 2013 the rampant lion press: a narrative catalogue. besides printing, carter also designed two fonts for monotype, klang and octavian, the latter with david kindersley, and a font for dartmouth college, where he was artist-in-residence for a time.' wiki