Culs De Lampe

Northampton: Gehenna Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Orig. marbled boards, spine paper label. Fine. 20 pages. 17 x 15.5 cm. Limited edition one of 250. Images in colors printed recto only. A cul-de-lampe is a typographic ornament, sometimes called a pendant, specifically a tailpiece in the shape of a triangle marking the end of a section of text. It may be a single illustration or assembled from fleurons. Printed on Nideggen and Fabriano blue and white paper by Harold McGrath.