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1937 · rif. 15199 — Blaydon-on-Tyne; The School Press 1937. 1937. Quarto pp. xv 1 46 6 plus half-tone frontispiece 4 further full-page half-tones 3 full-page woodcuts one colour painting as called for. Full morocco on five raised bands titled in gilt to upper cover; brown card end-papers illustrated with pen and ink drawings. Foreword by Brian Stanley. Soiling to leather and corners slightly bumped; binding otherwise strong. Contents clean and bright. An account of a school trip to Wallington Hall produced entirely by a group of children at a County Durham School. The introduction to this volume states that every element of the book: from the writing to printing illustration and binding was done by 14 children an almost even mix of boys and girls of 13-14 years of age all credited and identified by name at The School Press East Council Intermediate School Blaydon-on-Tyne. The final half-tone shows the children at work in the press room. The book is well-executed and deploys an eclectic variety of printing and illustrative techniques and frequently bears the charming crudities of a work of juvenile bookmaking. The School Press at East Council Intermediate School was a collaborative project between the art and English departments. The School Press produced a number of bound volumes in the 1930s with one volume of 1935 'Songs of Enchantment' including an original preface by Walter de la Mare in praise of the press. Necessarily rare. We locate 1 copy world-wide at Newcastle University. Blaydon-on-Tyne; The School Press, 1937. hardcover