350 - J. G. [Joseph Guy] Lubbock. *From the Garden to Galaxy*. Original prints and text. London: Bertram Rota, 1980. Includes twelve colored copperplate engravings with etching, deep etching, and aquatint, some double-sheet, some full-sheet. Leather binding with colored appliqués, blind-stamped with lines and a set of arcs (Arthur Johnson, monogrammed A. J. 1988).

J. G. [Joseph Guy] Lubbock. *From the Garden to Galaxy*. Original prints and text. London: Bertram Rota, 1980. Includes twelve colored copperplate engravings with etching, deep etching, and aquatint, some double-sheet, some full-sheet. Leather binding with colored appliqués, blind-stamped with lines and a set of arcs (Arthur Johnson, monogrammed A. J. 1988). Call time: approx. 4:23 p.m. (schedule subject to change) Artist’s copy, marked “0 – out of series.” – Imprint signed by the artist. – Two-color print on uncut chamois-colored handmade paper. - Typography and printing by Will Carter at Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge. - The beautiful binding is by one of England’s most famous bookbinders: Arthur Johnson (1920–2004), who was known even more for his work as an instructor, author (*Manual of Bookbinding*, *The Practical Guide to Craft Bookbinding*, among others) and as the founder of the “Guild of Contemporary Bookbinders” (formerly the “Hampstead Guild of Scribes and Bookbinders,” now “Designer Bookbinders”). In 2001, he wrote in an autobiographical piece: “I claim to have been a teacher first and a craftsman second. To my satisfaction, I have instructed many who have benefited from and surpassed my own abilities. That, after all, is the reward for teaching.” Anthony Rota, the publisher of the Lubbock books, wrote an obituary for Johnson in the *Independent* in 2004. - For this binding, he draws on Johnson Lubbock’s visual language in terms of form and color. - Inside cover with a circumferential line in blind embossing, endpapers, and flyleaves made of brown handmade paper. - In a lined linen slipcase with a spine label. - The copper plates were etched and engraved; the colors were applied twice to the printing plates—once in the etched intaglio areas and once on the relief. Some prints were additionally hand-colored. - Also see: J. G. Lubbock. *The Sphere of Rocks and Water*. 1983. With twelve colored copperplate engravings, six of which are double-sheet size. Original half-leather binding with colored silk covers. Spine title, cover illustration, and head edge gilded. In the original slipcase. One of 80 copies. - Imprint signed by the artist. - Printed on handmade paper. Joseph Guy Lubbock studied art after the war but continued to work as an engineer. It was not until the mid-1960s that he turned to bookmaking, creating elaborate etchings and writing texts. Fifteen books were published during his lifetime, thirteen of which featured these elaborate prints—the eleven in the Rolf Renker Collection are described here and under the following two catalog numbers. 28.8 × 20.5 cm. 50, [6] pages. — Front cover and the untrimmed page edges of the leaves have scattered tiny foxing spots. English description: With twelve colored copperplate engravings featuring etching, intaglio, and aquatint, some double-sheet, some full-sheet. Leather binding with colored appliqués, blind-stamped with lines and a gathering of sheets (Arthur Johnson, monogrammed A. J. 1988). Artist’s copy, marked “0—out of series.” - Print mark signed by the artist. - Two-color print on uncut chamois-colored handmade paper. - Typography and printing by Will Carter at the Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge. - The beautiful binding is by one of England’s most famous bookbinders: Arthur Johnson (1920–2004), who was known even more for his work as an instructor, author (*Manual of Bookbinding*, *The Practical Guide to Craft Bookbinding*, among others), and founder of the “Guild of Contemporary Bookbinders” (formerly the “Hampstead Guild of Scribes and Bookbinders,” now “Designer Bookbinders”) than for his hand-bound books. In 2001, he wrote in an autobiographical piece: “I claim to have been a teacher first and a craftsman second. To my satisfaction, I have taught many who have benefited from and surpassed my own abilities. That, after all, is the reward for teaching.” Anthony Rota, the publisher of the Lubbock books, wrote an obituary for Johnson in *The Independent* in 2004. - For this binding, he draws on Johnson Lubbock’s visual language in terms of form and color. - Inside cover featuring a continuous blind-embossed line, a mirror page, and endpapers made of brown handmade paper. - Presented in a lined cloth case with a spine label. - The copper plates were etched and engraved; the colors were applied twice to the printing plates—once in the etched intaglio areas and once on the relief. Some prints were additionally hand-colored. - Also included: J. G. Lubbock, *The Sphere of Rocks and Water*, 1983. With twelve colored copperplate engravings, six of which are double-sheet size. Original half-leather binding with colored silk covers. Spine title, cover illustration, and head edge gilded. In the original slipcase. One of 80 copies. - Colophon signed by the artist. - On handmade paper. After the war, Joseph Guy Lubbock studied art but continued to work as an engineer. It was not until the mid-1960s that he turned to book