The book becomes

Sebastian Carter

The making of a fine edition

The Rampant Lion Press

1984

96pp

Incl original glassine dust wrapper.

This book is about the Rampant Lion Press edition of William Morris' The Earthly Paradise, with excursions into discussions about the production of the RLP edition and more general points of typography and design. 

The Rampant Lion Press was founded by Will Carter in 1924. With the addition of Sebastian in the 1960s, the firm was known as having the highest craftsmanship and design skills. 

'Sebastian Carter was born in Cambridge, in 1941. After studying English Literature and Fine Arts at King’s College, Cambridge, he worked for several publishers and designers in London and Paris before taking up a role in 1966 in his father’s business, Rampant Lion Press, becoming a partner in 1971. Given Carter’s father, William (Will) Carter, was a highly skilled craftsman of typography and calligraphy, it isn’t surprising that he has developed a life-long passion for and an extensive knowledge of typography. Sebastian Carter has written extensively on typography for national and international reviews, including ‘The Times Literary Supplement’, and has contributed sections to ‘The Oxford Companion to the Book’. In 2013 the American Printing History Association awarded him their laureate award. Carter also contributed to significant works produced by Rampant Lion Press, including ‘The Rampant Lions Press: A Narrative Catalogue’, that accompanied a retrospective of the companies work at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, in 1982. Carter lives in Cambridge and is retired, but continues to write.’

Crafts Council London