Manhattan Fine Press Book Fair
Saturday, April 9, 2016 from 10am–6pm at The Church of St. Vincent Ferrer. Abigail Rorer will be exhibiting at this event. For more information go to: www.fpba.com/fairs/newyork.html.
Across the Spectrum: Color in American Fine & Private Press Books, 1890-2015
February 15–May 18, 2016 at the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts at the University of Pennsylvania. There will be a symposium in conjunction with this exhibition on Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27. On Saturday from 9–10:30am Abigail Rorer will be part of Session 1 entitled ‘Creating Fine and Private …
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Announcing a New Book from The Lone Oak Press: Extinction
This new book is a tribute to four extinct species and an iconic fifth that nearly became extinct. It is the precursor to the larger book on extinction entitled Not So Long Ago which is in production. Find out more about Extinction.
St. Bartholomew’s, Whittington: A Cotswold Church
St. Bartholomew’s is a collaborative book with engravings by Miriam Macgregor and Abigail Rorer. The book was designed and printed at the Whittington Press by Patrick Randle of Nomad Letterpress and published by The Lone Oak Press. The text is a walk through and around the church with personal commentary, historical facts, and anecdotes. Find …
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77th Annual Exhibition, 2014-2015, of the Society of Wood Engravers
Abigail Rorer has engravings included in the 77th Annual Exhibition, 2014-2015, of the Society of Wood Engravers, UK. For more information go to: www.woodengravers.co.uk
An International Exhibition of Finely Printed Books
The Lone Oak Press book King of the Alps is included in this exhibition For the first time in Ireland, this exhibition brings together 25 outstanding books from the world’s leading contemporary fine press printers. All the books are letterpress printed in limited editions and many have been illustrated through a variety of means including …
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Wood Engravers’ Network Triennial Exhibition, 2014-2016
An engraving by Abigail Rorer is included in the Wood Engravers’ Network Triennial Exhibition, 2014-2016. For more information go to: www.woodengravers.net
A Recent Commission
January 2014- Contre Coup Press has just published a fine press edition of The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain with engravings by Abigail Rorer. Contre Coup PressTimothy Hawley BooksP.O. Box 5277Louisville, KY 40255-0277502-777-8034hawleybk@twc.com
A Work in Progress
The Lone Oak Press is currently working on a new book entitled Not So Long Ago which will be published in 2016. It is an account of how we humans, in a short space of time brought about the extinction of three species: the Dodo, the Passenger Pigeon, and the Gastric Brooding Frog, and nearly …
“Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower”: Artists’ Books and the Natural World
Works by Abigail Rorer will be included in this exhibition being heldMay 15, 2014-August 10, 2014 at theYale Center for British Art1080 Chapel StreetNew Haven, CTwww.britishart.yale.edu
Contemporary Bindings of Private Press Books
The Designer Bookbinders of the UK are presenting an exhibition of bindings by 70 binders drawn equally from the UK and North America, binding texts from 4 UK and 5 North American private presses. The Lone Oak Press is honored to have been chosen one of the North American presses. The exhibition begins May 15-August …
A New Book Fair
The Lone Oak Press will be exhibiting at the firstManhattan Fine Press Book FairApril 5-6, 2014 in theAltman Building135 West 18th StreetNew York, NYwww.fpba.com/fairs/newyork.htm