| Manuscripts/MS Add.9816/D contains: |
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| D1 |
Design work by Will Carter |
| D2 |
Design work by Sebastian Carter |
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Rampant Lions Press Archive
| Title |
Design work by Sebastian Carter |
| Reference |
MS Add.9816/D2 |
| Creator |
Carter, Sebastian |
| Covering Dates |
1962-2002 |
| Extent and Medium |
ca. 8 boxes |
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| Content and context |
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Designs for printers other than Rampant Lions Press.
Arranged chronologically.
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| Manuscripts/MS Add.9816/D2 contains: |
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1
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Miscellaneous books and pamphlets. Copies of the books and pamphlets: W. E. and D. J. Butler, Modern British bookplates (Silent Books, 1990); From the library of Graham Green (Gloucester Road Bookshop, 1993); Alexis Lykiard, Journey of the alchemist ('published by Sebastian Carter', 1963); Peter Dormer, ed., The decorative beast (Crafts Council, 1990); John Sparrow, Some reflections of a bibliophile (Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1986); A visitor's guide to Magdalene College Cambridge (undated); Nicholas Taylor, St Peter's Bournemouth (1962; with a letter from the author laid in); Department of metallurgy University of Cambridge (ca. 1968); Shade Mariners (1970).
1 envelope. |
1962-1993 |
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2
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Book jackets designed by Sebastian Carter at the publishers John Murray. Jackets; with a letter concerning a visit to the John Murray archives (2004).
1 envelope. |
1963 |
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3
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Book jackets for various publishers. Jackets arranged in approximately chronological order.
2 envelopes. |
1963-2001 |
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4
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Ephemera designed by Sebastian Carter at the Stellar Press. Examples of the ephemera, including various stationery and announcements for the Winkyn de Worde society.
1 envelope. |
1966 |
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5
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Miscellaneous ephemera. Dated and datable items. Examples of the ephemera; additionally, artwork for the cover of Peter Graham, A dictionary of the Cinema . Other customers include Cambridge Festival, Tom Errington Ltd, Fishburn Printing Ink Co Ltd, Redundant Churches Fund, Rivers Press Ltd, Trinity College, Cambridge.
1 envelope. |
1968-1979 |
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6
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John Betjeman, Ghastly good taste (revised edition, Anthony Blond, 1970). Layouts for chapter headings and text pages; drawing; letter from John Betjeman; copy of the printed book.
1 envelope. |
1970 |
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7
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Stationery for Victor Gollancz Ltd. Copy (typescript) for text; galley proof of text; drawings and finished printed stationery. In an album with label on front 'Victor Gollancz Ltd Stationery range Designed by Sebastian Carter'.
1 envelope. |
1970-1979 |
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8
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Miscellaneous ephemera. Undated items. Various drawings, layouts, artwork and correspondence for customers including: Academy of Ancient Music, Brignell Bookbinders, Cambridge Creative Communications, Cambridge Summer Recitals, Curwen Studio, Dave Hadfield Productions Ltd, Grosvenor Chater, Midhurst Gallery, Pat Blackburn & Son Ltd, R. A. Gekoski, University College at Buckingham. Examples of ephemera (only; no drawings or correspondence) for customers including: the Company of Biologists Ltd; The Country Kitchen; Deighton, Bell & Co.; Foundling Press Oxford Gallery; Catherine Jones; King's College, Cambridge; Scriptorium Press; Scurfield; Antony Sheppard and Bluestocking; Trinity College, Cambridge.
1 envelope. |
1970-1995 |
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9
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Sebastian Carter, An atlas of western European architecture. Typescript headed 'projected contents', signed by Sebastian Carter; dummy. The cover, first ca. 12 leaves including title-page spread, and last leaf, are laid out in pen and ink and watercolour.
1 envelope. |
1973 |
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10
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Modern literary manuscripts from King's College, Cambridge (1976). Copy (typescript); drawings; layouts; artwork; estimate; correspondence . Correspondents include Penny Bulloch, Heffers Printers Ltd (Nigel Fosker, D. H. Please).
1 envelope. |
1975-1976 |
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11
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Rampant Lions Press patterned papers; and Rampant Lions Press patterns. Two sample books with these titles, containing papers designed by Sebastian Carter (ca. 1977), the latter a preliminary issue or abridgment; artwork, layout, printed books; with other papers on the subject of patterned papers, including correspondence with Victoria Hall (1997-1998).
1 envelope. |
1977-1998 |
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12
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John Barr, The Officina Bodoni, Montagnola, Verona (British Museum Publications, 1978). Artwork; notes on setting; copy for frontmatter; various layouts and trial settings; galley proofs; printed cover; correspondence. Correspondents include British Museum Publications (Nicholas Russell), British Library (John Barr).
1 envelope, oversize. |
1978 |
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13
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The Cambridge edition of the works of D. H. Lawrence (Cambridge University Press). Log of the individual volumes; artwork; layouts; printed dustwrappers; correspondence including layouts and artwork for individual volumes. Correspondence is with the Cambridge University Press (John Trevitt).
1 envelope. |
1979-1988 |
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14
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Themes in drama (Cambridge University Press). Log of the individual volumes; Artwork; printed dustwrappers; one letter and layout. The letter is from Cambridge University Press (Claire Brodmann).
1 envelope. |
1979-1993 |
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15
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Prospectus for Banks' florilegium (British Museum, 1980). Dummy and note by Sebastian Carter explaining that the design was not used.
1 envelope, oversize. |
1980 |
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16
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Rothschild family tree (1981 and revised 1988). Artwork; estimates; layouts; galley proof of text, proof of the family tree on a large sheet; copy of the printed 1981 volume; correspondence. Correspondents include Victor, 3rd Baron Rothschild; Stellar Press (W. J. Hummerstone); Rothschild Archive (Simone Mace).
1 envelope. |
1980-1988 |
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17
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Miscellaneous ephemera. Examples of the ephemera; additionally, layouts or drawings for Browne's Bookshop; Chelsea Physic Garden; Oxford Gallery; also a dummy pamphlet for Buckmaster & Moore. Other customers include Biochemical Society Book Depot; Jonathan A. Hill; Catherine Jones; Pembroke College, Cambridge; Trinity College, Cambridge.
1 envelope. |
1980-1986 |
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18
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Cambridge paperback library (Cambridge University Press). Artwork, chiefly for the roundel with this inscription; correspondence. Correspondence is with the Cambridge University Press (John Trevitt).
1 envelope. |
1981-1982 |
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19
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A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad (Folio Society, 1986) and W. B. Yates, The tower (Folio Society, 1987). Layouts, artwork, drawings of patterned paper, and correspondence (all interfiled chronologically in a folder marked 'Folio Society poetry series'). Correspondence is with the Folio Society (Joe Whitlock Blundell, Jane Hamlyn, John Letts, Cornelia Playle, Tim Wilkinson).
1 envelope. |
1981-1987 |
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20
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David Scrase, Maynard Keynes: collector of pictures, books and manuscripts (King's College, Cambridge, 1983). Paste-up from proofs of text (lacking illustrations), with manuscript corrections, the cover sketched in pencil. 'Designed by Sebastian Carter' - copyright page.
1 envelope. |
1983 |
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21
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Books for the Keynes Press of the British Medical Journal. Various drawings, layouts, artwork, and correspondence, interfiled, with Apollo in a separate folder. . With Sebastian Carter's time-sheets headed 'Keynes Press and Memoir Club' for 1988, 1989, and 1990. Correspondents include Ruth Holland, Stephen Lock, Edward Lowbury, Dorothy Sharp, Jane Smith, and David Gentleman. The books were: William Pickles, Epidemiology in country practice; Richard Asher, A sense of Asher; Lord Moynihan, Truants (all 1983); prospectus for the Press (1983); Urban marks, A varied life (1984); Lord Moran, Anatomy of courage (1984); William Osler, Aequanimitas (1984); T. Clifford Allbutt, Notes on the composition of scientific papers (1984); Platt versus Pickering (1985); Geoffrey Keynes, The portraiture of William Harvey (1985); W. Trotter, Instincts of the herd in peace and war (1985); Major Greenwood, The medical dictator (1986); Ronald Ross, The great malaria problem and its solution (1986); John A. Ryle, The natural history of disease (1988); Frank Danby, Dr. Phillips (1989); Edward Lowbury ed., Apollo: an anthology of poems by doctor-poets (1990).
1 envelope. |
1983-1990 |
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22
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Text and image: English woodblock illustration Thomas Bewick to Eric Gill (Fitzwilliam Museum, 1985). Copy of the printed pamphlet.
1 envelope. |
1985 |
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23
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Miscellaneous designs for Cambridge University Press. Log of individual jobs; artwork, chiefly for dustwrappers; drawings and proofs for the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, and stationery for the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research; proofs for various small jobs; correspondence. Correspondents include Cambridge University Press (John Trevitt and other designers); Nora Crook; Chris Scarre.
1 envelope. |
1985-1991 |
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24
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Lists of publications of the Rampant Lions Press. Nine different lists: 'Books from the Rampant Lions Press 1986-7'; 'Books designed and printed by Will and Sebastian Carter at the Rampant Lions Press' dated spring 1989; 'Newsletter and book list 1991'; 'Newsletter' dated summer 1992; 'Newsletter and book list' dated autumn 1993; 'Autumn 1994 News from the Rampant Lions Press'; 'Newsletter & booklist' dated summer 1995; 'Newsletter & book list 1997-8'; 'Newsletter' dated summer 1999. Various copy, layouts, paste-ups, proofs; correspondence. Correspondents include W. J. Butler, A. R. A. Hobson, George Rylands, John Schroder. The autumn 1994 list, and covers for some others, were printed by the Rampant Lions Press.
1 envelope. |
1986-1999 |
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25
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Books for the 'Memoir Club' series of the Keynes Press. Layouts and correspondence, interfiled chronologically. Correspondents include Ruth Holland, Neil Poppmacher. The books were: Christopher C. Booth, Doctors in science and society (1987); D. Black, Recollections and reflections (1987); E. J. M. Campbell, Not always on the level (1988) ; Lord Taylor of Harlow, The natural history of everyday life (1988); James Howie, Portraits from memory (1988); D. W. Smithers, Not a moment to lose (1989); D. C. Sinclair, Not a proper doctor (1989); A. L. Cochrane, One man's medicine (1989); A. L. Cochrane, Effectiveness and efficiency (1989); T. D. V. Swinscow, Reap a destiny (1989); Ian Fraser, Blood, sweat and cheers (1989).
1 envelope. |
1987-1989 |
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26
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The prologue to the Canterbury Tales ... with a translation into modern English by Nevill Coghill (Chaucer Heritage, 1988). Estimates; various artwork including for patterned paper and binding dies; specimens of patterned papers; page proof of frontmatter (photocopies); one quire of the printed book; galley proof, page proof and layouts for the prospectus; printed prospectus and order form; announcements and clipping; correspondence. Sebastian Carter designed two different bindings and oversaw the binding; and printed the prospectus. Papers on these two parts of the project are interfiled. Correspondents include Douglas Cleverdon, Nest Cleverdon, Sangorski and Sutcliffe (Derek Allen), Roy Simmons, Smith Settle (Brian Settle), Martin Starkie.
1 envelope, oversize. |
1987-1990 |
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27
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John Dreyfus, Morris and the printed book (William Morris Society, 1989). Drawing of title-page spread; announcement of a lecture by Dreyfus (1989); letter from Dreyfus; copy of the printed book with errata slip.
1 envelope. |
1988-1989 |
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28
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Eton 1440-1990: portrait, programme and catalogue (Eton College, 1990). Sebastian Carter's diary of progress with the job; estimate; layouts; artwork; correspondence. . Correspondents include Eton College (Neil Flannagan, Paul Quarrie), Jolly and Barber Ltd (R. Brooks, Edwin Coupland, Colin Pooley).
1 envelope. |
1989-1990 |
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29
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Robert Graves, Love poems (Folio Society, 1990). Layouts; artwork; correspondence. Correspondence is with the Folio Society (Joe Whitlock Blundell). With a leaflet Folio Press fine editions 1990 including a description of the book . Also with Sebastian Carter's 'charge sheet' logging jobs for the Folio Society (1990-1992).
1 envelope. |
1989-1990 |
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30
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Paul Quarrie, Treasures of Eton College Library : 550 years of collecting (Pierpont Morgan Library, 1990). Sebastian Carter's diary of progress with the job; estimate; layouts; artwork; notes on setting; correspondence. Correspondents include Eton College (Neil Flannagan, Paul Quarrie), Jolly and Barber Ltd (J. Chandler, Chris Cockerill, Colin Pooley), Meriden-Stinehour Press (Roderick Stinehour).
1 envelope. |
1989-1990 |
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31
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Miscellaneous ephemera. Examples of the ephemera; additionally, layouts for Cambridge Philological Society; St James's Art Books; Pembroke College (with a log of jobs for the college, 1989-1996); Society of Analytical Psychology; White Dove Press Ltd. Other customers include Company of Biologists Ltd; Cambridge; Primavera; and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
1 envelope. |
1989-1996 |
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32
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Christopher Thacker, The enchanting paths of paradise; illustrated by Richard Shirley Smith. Artwork, proofs from wood-engravings; layouts including 'first trial setting' and 'second trial setting'; correspondence. Correspondents include Julian Berry, Richard Shirley Smith, Christopher Thacker. The book was not published.
1 envelope. |
1989-1997 |
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33
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G. M. Trevelyan, Trinity College: an historical sketch (1990). Estimate; artwork; layouts; copy of the printed book; correspondence. Correspondents include David McKitterick, St Edmundsbury Press.
1 envelope. |
1989-1990 |
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34
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Writing paper and compliments slips for the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Layouts; estimate; drawings; correspondence with Christopher White.
1 envelope. |
1990-1991 |
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35
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Walter de la Mare, Motley (Folio Society, 1991). Layouts; correspondence with the Folio Society (Joe Whitlock Blundell).
1 envelope. |
1990-1991 |
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36
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James Morris, The Pax Britannica trilogy (Folio Society, 1992). Layouts and directions for setting the text; artwork; drawings of bindings and slipcase; correspondence with the Folio Society (Joe Whitlock Blundell).
1 envelope. |
1991 |
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37
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Columbus by himself (Folio Society, 1992). Layouts; proofs of captions; correspondence. Correspondence is with the Folio Society (Joe Whitlock Blundell) and Goodfellow & Egan (Gordon Theobald).
1 envelope. |
1991 |
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38
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David Kindersley's workshop. Layouts; correspondence; time-sheet. The book with this title was never published. Correspondents include Lottie Hoare and Lida Lopes Cardozo. With an announcement of the exhibition 'David Kindersley's Workshop: 60 years of lettering' including a photograph of Kindersley. Also with an obituary of David Kindersley (1995).
1 envelope. |
1991-1995 |
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39
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Stationery for G. David, Bookseller. Includes layouts for writing paper, compliments slips, receipts, invoices, bookmarks; examples of printed items; correspondence.
1 envelope. |
1995-1996 |
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40
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Catalogue, poster, labels, and announcement for the exhibition 'Landscapes of the spirit: the drawings, prints and books of J. G. Lubbock' (Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996; Fitzwilliam Museum, 1996-1997). Copy; layouts; artwork; various proofs; paste-up; printed catalogue (3 copies for the V&A exhibition, 1 for the Fitzwilliam); copy and proofs of labels; copy, layout, and artwork for the poster; drawings and printed announcements; correspondence. Correspondents include J. G. Lubbock, Victoria and Albert Museum (Susanna Robson, Jan van der Wateren).
1 envelope. |
1995-1996 |
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41
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Atiq Rahimi, Earth and Ashes (Chatto and Windus, 2002). Layouts of title page and frontmatter.
1 envelope. |
2002 |
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