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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D3562/36
TitleUnlisted blocks for wood engravings etc. by John R Biggs
Date[20th cent]
DescriptionIncluding: 2 cloth tool rolls containing tools for engraving, Various engraved and inked woodblocks, Various line-blocks and woodblocks wrapped in paper, Envelope with glass plate negative, Two envelopes containing engraved metal plates, Envelope containing mezzotint plates and prints, Small untreated block of wood, Round leather weight, Envelope 'Real Gold Leaf', Japanese and Chinese type punches, Metal box containing metal type letters.
Extent4 boxes
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorJohn R Biggs of Derby (1909-1988), typographer, private press printer and artist
Related MaterialSee D3562/10/4/1 for wooden block and engraving for the book jacket of Alice Cameron's "In Pursuit of Justice: The Story of Hugh Lister and his Friends in Hackney Wick" (1946).
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