Books

Printed and published by the Chevington Press:

The Diary and Observations of a Tench Fisher, by D.R. Wakefield, 1981. A brief account of two seasons tench fishing at Shobrooke Park Lake in Devon. 14 etchings. Quarter calf marble boards. 50 copies printed. 275x455mm. SOLD OUT.

The Art of Trout Fishing on the Rapid Streams, by H.C. Cutcliffe, with etchings by D.R. Wakefield, 1982. 6 etchings. 50 copies. 200x260mm. SOLD OUT.

The Sporting Fishes of the British Isles, an anthology compiled by D.R. Wakefield, 1985. 20 etchings. 100 copies. Loose leaves in box 425x575mm.

Some Trout, a collection of poetry on trout and trout fishing compiled by D.R. Wakefield, 1989. 12 etchings. Quarter green morocco with marble boards. 75 copies. 380x520mm.

I Solange, by Solange and D.R. Wakefield, 2001. An account of their courtship. 11 etchings. 46 copies. 250x350mm.

Resistance is Useless, by D.R. Wakefield, 2004. Portraits of West Indian slaves, real and imagined. 17 etchings plus etched nameplates. Quarter green morocco with silk screened boards by the artist. 50 copies. 290x410mm in slipcase. SOLD OUT.

Almost Jerusalem, confessions of Nat Turner, instigator of the Southampton Slave Revolt, with etchings by D.R. Wakefield, 2005. 6 etchings. Quarter brown morocco, with paste paper boards and binding by Gray Parrot. 50 copies. 260x350mm. SOLD OUT.

Pugilistica Judaica, by D.R. Wakefield, 2006. Portraits of Jewish Prizefighters 1785-1840. 15 etchings plus etched nameplates. Quarter red morocco with paste paper boards by the artists. 55 copies. 290x390mm.

An Alphabet of Extinct Mammals, by D.R. Wakefield, 2009. 27 etchings plus etched nameplates. Quarter green morocco, with silk screened boards by the artist. 55 copies. 285x395mm.

An Alphabet of Endangered Mammals, by D.R. Wakefield, 2010. 27 etchings plus etched nameplates. Quarter black morocco with silk screened boards by the artist. 35 copies. 290x390mm.

Barrack Room Ballads, by Rudyard Kipling, with 6 etchings and etched poem letters by D.R. Wakefield, 2012. Front and back etched paper covers. Quarter light brown morocco. 55 copies. 385x290mm.

The Competitive Man’s Recreation, Personal Recollections of Leonard Baskin, by D.R. Wakefield, 2013. 4 etchings. Quarter light blue morocco with silk screened boards by the artist. 50 copies. 380x290mm.

Going Going Going, Some Thoughts on the Destiny of the Rhinoceros as an Icon of Natural History, by D.R. Wakefield, 2015. 14 etchings plus etched name plates. Quarter black morocco with etched paper covers by the artist. 45 copies. 370x390mm.

A Plea for Captain John Brown, by Henry David Thoreau, with 5 etchings and etched paper covers, 2018. Quarter black morocco with etched paper covers by the artist. 60 copies. 380x290mm.

The Hunting of the Snark, An Agony in Eight Fits by Lewis Carroll, with 13 etchings, etched nameplates and etched paper covers, 2019. Quarter light brown morocco with etched paper covers by the artist. 32 copies. 380x290mm.

The Wild Bunch Hymnal, Portraits of the most notorious members of this Gang of Outlaws and their Favourite Hymns with 16 etchings, 2022. Quarter black morocco with screen printed covers by the artist. 30 copies. Landscape format 290x380mm.

Deluxe Copies

There are limited edition Deluxe Copies of several of the books, consisting of the book and a selection of etching proofs, usually held in a special edition box or binding.

All Chevington Press books printed since 2004 are bound by Steve Ingram and Dave Robinson at The Bindery in Kingston upon Hull, unless otherwise stated.

To express interest in any of the books, get in touch or email chevingtonpresssales@gmail.com.

Collaborations

The Brownsville Boys, The Jewish Gangsters of Murder, Inc., Two Ponds Press 2014. Text by Larry Sullivan, typography designed by Russell Maret and printed letterpress by Arthur Larson, box and chemise by Claudia Cohen, illustrated with portraits by D.R. Wakefield. 60 copies. 18 1/4″ x 13 1/4″. SOLD OUT.

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