"the Terrascopædia bridges the aesthetic divide between Arts and Crafts movement publications and twentieth-century music fanzines. This series is something very special." Fiddlers Green magazine
"With hand-cut paper and as much attention to artistry as the musicians it features inside, the publication is one of a kind - a rare example of format and subject matter working together in perfect harmony" Pressing Matters, issue 7
Terrascopædia issue 20 - published January 2023
Published in January 2023, Terrascopædia issue 20 features interviews with the legendary guitarist Jeff Cotton (aka Antennae Jimmy Semens), guitarist Danny Paul Grody, pianist Hans Chew, and folk singer/songwriter John Golding. Once again, it's 24 pages long and pushing at the boundary of what's affordable for standard rate postage.
150 copies have been produced. Each copy is entirely hand made from cover to cover, typeset one letter at a time in freshly cast 12pt Monotype Poliphilus type (circa. 1923) and printed in full colour on a fully restored 1926 vintage, 10cwt Arab Foolscap Folio treadle press.
Please be aware that due to the hand crafted nature of this publication, small mistakes are bound to occur and no two copies can ever be exactly the same.
Stitched. Illustrated. Full colour. 24 archival quality paper pages plus coloured card cover.
Cost including postage: £15.00 a copy, postage included (UK only), £19.00 a copy (EU), £21.00 a copy (US), £23.00 a copy (Rest of the World)
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