Some Notes on Books and Printing: a Guide for Authors and Others by Charles T Jacobi (1892) with additional texts by Esther McManus and Samantha Whetton (2018)
Charles Jacobi’s Some Notes on Books and Printing is a practical treatise on the production of books in nineteenth century London. It guides the novice from manuscript to distribution, demonstrating the interconnectedness of the people and processes involved.
This edition presents a facsimile of the 1892 edition alongside new texts that disrupt conventional assumptions about obsolescence and provoke an alternative relationship to time and history, unfettered from the demands of ‘progress’.
Samantha Whetton and I wrote the text 'Sloppy Manuscript' as a Preface to the new edition. Taking the form of a text-based adventure game, the text highlights the practical and experiential nature of Jacobi's writing.
Published by Temporal Drag/A6 BOOKS:
"Temporal Drag is an imprint of A6 BOOKS, based in the London Centre for Book Arts. We re-publish copyright-free texts—from the LCBA library and beyond—to put them in conversation with new ones. With a focus on texts about book and print culture, we consider the potential that the arises from engaging with ‘obsolete’ practices and ideas in the here and now."
Some Notes on Books and Printing
105 x 148mm
Perfect-bound book
180 pages
Printed as a combination of digital and 2-colour Risograph: red and black
Foil-blocked gatefold cover
First edition: 100
Second edition: 100
Third edition: 150
