Issue no 197, Summer 2022

In this issue Nº 197 ·  Summer 2022 

Woven silk labels Paul Rennie // Looking at women looking at them selves being looked at, Cătălina Zlotea // Designed to sell, Jolie Braun // Characters: A letterpress journey, Erin Beckloff & Katherine Fries // Bruce Bairnsfather’s ‘Fragments from France’: How ‘The Bystander’  created a ‘brand’,  Mark Warby/ // Quarterly Notes, Mrs Pepys // Notes & Queries, Graham Hudson // Classified

Welcome to The Ephemerist summer issue Nº 197. This summer we are delighted to be able to feature an article to support the current exhibition of the work of Charles Mozley at The Centre for Ephemera Studies at The University of Reading. Mozley practiced as an artist and illustrator in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, his vibrant images much in use on various advertising ephemera of the day. Also explored in this issue is the ephemera related to the book publishing trade, in this case the ‘canvassing book’ – book samples to promote book sales – and the letterpress printing type specimens from the late Dave Peat. And finally we feature the endearing work of Bruce Bairnsfather, ‘The man who made the Empire laugh in its darkest hour’, a charming selection of typographic woven labels and regular columns Notes & Queries and Mrs Pepys. The Editor