Letters From Titanic (Fine Press Edition) George Behe Fine Press

This limited edition collates some of the most moving and poignant letters to be sent by passengers from RMS Titanic, prior to and post her untimely sinking in the early hours of 15 April 1912. Carefully curated by George Behe, this concentrated selection of letters tells the lamentable story in the unique and powerful way only true first-hand accounts can. Included are biographies of each writer, an introduction by George Behe and a foreword by Bob Richardson, Library Manager at St Bride Library, London. Set and cast in Monotype Imprint with Gill Sans Light and Caslon display. The Imprint typeface was designed in 1912, the year of Titanic s fateful voyage. In the same spirit of pioneering technology, it was the first type to be designed specifically for machine composition and was to prove that new technology could be just as good as the traditional hand-composed type. This edition has been letterpress-printed on 150gsm Bockingford mould-made paper and hand bound at the craft bindery of Blissetts, Royal Warrant Holders in London. Each copy contains a piece of letterpress printed ephemera, reproduced from original material. Letterpress-printed and hand bound at Blissetts, Royal Warrant Holders, London, with presentation box. 33 poignant letters, selected by George Behe, a past vice president of the Titanic Historical Society. With an introduction and fascinating mini-biographies of the letter writers featured. Includes 48 images (portraits, postcards and ephemera) Strictly limited to 250 numbered copies.