Numbered Edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The man who is often named as America’s first author to earn his living from writing was born at the end of the American Revolution and would die a few years before the Civil War (1783-1859). In pursuit of a profession, Irving turned to writing, publishing The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.in seven parts (1819-1820.) Well received in his home country, and, later in England, from his English publisher, the famous John Murray, this collection of literary sketches included what were to become his most famous works, Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

The award-winning painter, Gregory Manchess has worked as a freelance illustrator for forty-seven years on advertising campaigns, magazines, and book covers.

His work has appeared on covers and for feature stories of numerous magazines, such as National Geographic, Time, Atlantic Monthly, and The Smithsonian. Gregory’s excellent figure work has led to commissions for stamps by the US Postal Service, including the Mark Twain Stamp, the 1963 March On Washington Stamp, and the 2023 Christmas stamp series, Snow Globes.

On September 26, 2024, Manchess was inducted in the NY Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame.

Roger has been a Printmaker and Bookbinder for over thirty years. For the majority of his career Roger taught both disciplines at various colleges, including Bradford College, Leeds College of Art and York College. Roger now runs his own bindery based in Shipley, West Yorkshire, where he works on limited editions for Fine Press Printers.

Roger’s interest in Bookbinding began whilst at college where he specialized in Printmaking, specifically Etching and Screen Printing. Working on projects with sequential and narrative content lent itself to the book form.

The binding eventually became the main focus and now Roger’s work is in public and private collections.

Nomad Letterpress is run by Pat Randle from the Whittington Press, Cheltenham, from where Pat co-publishes Double Dagger and prints Matrix (‘the finest periodical of the book arts of the 20th Century’). Nomad Letterpress runs letterpress workshops throughout the year, and specializes in high quality book work for both clients and under their own imprint.

Nomad believes that printing and designing using the third dimension — be it with wood, metal, lino or hardened plastics — cannot be surpassed for quality and character.