ABOUT US
Established in 1986, New North Press is an artisan letterpress print studio based in London.
We have a substantial library of type, both wooden and metal, which we set by hand and print on Albion presses. The components and technique of this method of printing have remained unchanged for over a century so we are very proud to be able to keep this beautiful process alive.
Over the past twenty years we have specialised in artists' books, portfolios and print editions. We also provide a proofing service of fonts, edition linocuts, wood engravings, etchings and woodcuts and offer workshops in typography, hand-setting and printing.
Aside from commissioned projects we also work with artists to produce collaborative prints and publish our own private press books, some of which you will find on sale below.
Contact: Graham Bignell
+44 (0)20 7729 3161
graham.bignell@talk21.com
New North Press, 45 Coronet Street
London N1 6HD, UK
FOR SALE
London Bells
London Bells is considered the earliest printed version of Oranges & Lemons and was printed in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book c.1744.
This edition of 150 copies was handset in wood and metal types and was printed on an Albion printing press by Graham Bignell.
Printed on 190gsm Saunders Waterford paper.
Size 280 x 705mm
Price £75.00
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POP! Goes The Weasel
POP! Goes The Weasel is an English nursery rhyme which can be traced back to mid-19th-century, although it may have been passed down by word of mouth for many years before this. For this reason there are many documented variations and suggested meanings.
A collaboration between New North Press
& Richard Ardagh
Set and printed by hand. Edition of 200.
Size 560 x 760mm.
Price £75.00
Oranges & Lemons
Oranges and Lemons is an English nursery rhyme which refers to the bells of six churches, all within or close to the City of London and dates from around the 17th-century.
A collaboration between New North Press
& Richard Ardagh
Set and printed by hand. Edition of 130.
Size 685 x 1015 mm.
SOLD OUT
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Wilton's Music Hall anniversary
The oldest surviving example of a Victorian grand music hall, Wilton's celebrates its 150th year in 2009. This poster charts its colourful history, from its heyday as music hall, to Methodist mission hall and rag warehouse, and is set in the style of a traditional billings poster.
A collaboration between New North Press
& Richard Ardagh
Set and printed by hand on Zerkall white 175gsm with deckle edge. Edition of 150.
Size 530 x 765mm.
Price £100.00*
*Wilton’s Music Hall Trust will receive 10% from every print sold.
Wilton's Music Hall foundation stone
A quote taken directly from a poem inscribed on Wilton’s foundation stone which was laid by John Wilton’s wife Ellen in 1858, which dedicates the music hall to Apollo, the Greek god of music and poetic inspiration. It also features illustrations of Wilton’s distinctive corkscrew columns.
A collaboration between New North Press
& Richard Ardagh
Set and printed by hand on Japanese hosho.
Limited edition of 50. Size roughly 500 x 500mm.
Price £40.00*
*Wilton’s Music Hall Trust will receive 10% from every print sold.
The 'Ouses In Between
A song by British Music Hall performer Gus Elen also know as A Cockney's Garden.
Oh! it really is a wery pretty garden
And Chingford to the eastward could be seen;
Wiv a ladder and some glasses,
You could see to 'Ackney Marshes,
If it wasn't for the 'ouses in between.
A collaboration between New North Press
& Richard Ardagh
Set and printed by hand on imitation Japanese vullum off-white 300gsm. Edition of 100.
Size 400 x 500mm.
Price £75.00
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The Travelling Barmaid
Highly Commended in the British Book Design & Production Awards 2009, this hardback book features 'stories from behind the bar' written by Lisa Rahman.
It was almost two years ago that Lisa realised that all it can take is something as simple as a bottle cap to set Ewelina off on one of her humorous stories from behind the bar. The Travelling Barmaid was first produced for Lisa Rahman's degree course at the Chelsea College of Art & Design. It was subsequently entered into the 2008 D&AD Student Awards and was shortlisted to appear within the prestigious annual.
A collaboration between New North Press
& Lisa Rahman
Set, printed and bound at New North Press in an edition of 135 copies. Paper 190gsm Sanders Waterford.
Price £300.00