Spring 1996 - Volume 1

Gregynog Estate and its Private Press by John A. Sewell

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John Sewell

From 1989-92 John Sewell sold second-hand/antiquarian books from an office in Woking, Surrey to a mainly established client base and at trade book fairs. During this time he also organised and ran Group Training courses based in the Outer Hebrides invited by clients such as Gordonstoun School, Elgin. The aim was to develop awareness of group and personal responsibility within a framework of lectures and challenging tasks. His clients also included The Guide Dog Action Group comprising of blind/partially sighted members and BBC2's Holiday Programme. From 1992-94 he was enrolled on a 2 year full-time bookbinding course at Guildford College; awarded a Diploma in Fine Bookbinding and Conservation together with the J. Hewit & Sons Ltd. award for best calf binding. During his 2nd year, an introduction to printing at Reading University under Cliff Morris, which included handsetting in both metal and wooden type, proved most rewarding.

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