Matrix: A Review For Printers And Bibliophiles, Numbers 1 Through 35 A Complete Run Of The Deluxe Issues -

Andoversford, Gloucestershire: Whittington Press, 2012. Thirty-nine volumes, comprising thirty-five original volumes, plus the reprints of Volumes 1 and 2, as well as the index volume (1-21) and the offprint index for volumes 1 through 5. Limitation varies between thirty and eighty copies. A complete set of the deluxe issues of this invaluable periodical, one of only thirty possible sets. Printed at the Whittington Press. Illustrated profusely, including many printing samples, and with the extra information, illustrations, and samples that typically accompany the deluxe issue. Matrix has become by far the finest periodical of the book arts produced in the twentieth century, surpassing even the seven-volume Fleuron issued in the 1920s. The contents include both retrospective material (Eric Gill, et al.) and information about presses active today. Volumes 1 and 2, far more limited than the later issues, have become very rare indeed. Bound in morocco-backed patterned papers. All volumes have slipcases, except for Volumes 1 and 2, as issued. A few volumes show light sunning, else fine.