Oak Knoll

Printed in an edition limited to 250 copies. (Wilson no.60). Prospectus loosely inserted. Covers spotted, with a small moisture stain near the bottom corner. Shaken. Internally fine. Programs for forty-one plays are bound in with twelve additional programs, announcement, etc. laid in a pocket on the inside back cover. This is perhaps the first consecutive exploration of the materials of printing in the service of theater. Many artists of the programs, have attempted to distill the play into one fresh, essential image through linoleum blocks, wood engravings, pen drawings, even photography. The original programs which are tipped into this book are from a theater group known as The Interplayers which appeared in plays such as Sartre's 'No Exit,' Chekhov's 'Boor,' and Eliot's 'Family Reunion.' The paper is handmade Tovil, a staunch British sheet, replete with ecclesiastical watermarks and deckle edges. The programs are made from papers such as novelty wrapping to handmade Fabriano and French wallpaper. The stalwart binding is composed of linen from Belgium, boards from the jute mines of India and glue from the finest Western stallions. Nuiko Haramaki's linoleum cuts decorate the flanks of the volume, as well as the title page and the chapter heads.