The Golden Cockerel Press, 1920–1961

Monday, May 7, 2018 to Monday, September 3, 2018
Location: 
Library and Archives

The Golden Cockerel Press was an important part of Britain’s fine-press movement. This exhibition features outstanding examples of illustrations from Press publications in the Gallery’s Library and Archives collection.

Eric Ravilious, wood engraving in Nicolas Breton, The Twelve Moneths, Waltham Saint Lawrence, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1927

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