Letterpress, metal type (Monotype composition, Linotype and Ludlow decorative material)
Dimensions: 6” h x 4” w
I’m pleased that this chapbook is finally complete and out in the world. The Fiddler is one of Herman Melville's lesser-known short stories originally published anonymously in the years following the completion of Moby Dick. The chapbook is printed on Mohawk Superfine text weight paper. An edition of 26 lettered copies are bound in red and yellow book cloth on board. An edition of 100 are numbered and hand-stitched in Mohawk Carnival paper covers with Colorplan 270gsm turquoise wraps. The type is 8 point Monotype Bodoni 175 cast using a Welliver interface connected to a Lanston Monotype Composition Caster. The titling is 18 point Monotype DeVinne 11 cast on a Lanston Monotype Sorts Caster. Decorative border and ornamentation cast on a Linotype Model 31 and a Ludlow Typograph. All casting was accomplished at the C.C. Stern Type Foundry. Printed at Craft Printing House. Bound with guidance and assistance from Jules Remedios Faye.
