Published to accompany a 2008 exhibit at the University of
Alberta's Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, this catalogue
explores one of the great British private presses and its
contribution to the fine press movement. While the sixty books in
the catalogue represent barely a quarter of Golden Cockerel's total
output, the selection shows how the Press expressed its
individuality and continued a tradition of fine book production
against the odds. In using the words "endurance" and "distinction"
in the title, the curator endeavoured to capture the resilience of
the Press and the determination of its various owners to achieve an
ideal. A great proportion of Cockerels were illustrated works, and
many feature nude engravings, which were a further expression of
the owners' ideas about bookmaking. The owners were not afraid to
exercise their own tastes in the selection of designs and
materials, and the enduring erotic theme increased the popularity
of Cockerels with collectors.
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