Gregynog Press

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The Gregynog Press was founded by the sisters Margaret and Gwendoline Davies in 1923 and was run from their house, Gregynog Hall. The Press combined both printing and binding operations of the highest quality, the former in the hands of Herbert John Hodgson and the latter in the hands of George Fisher. Gregynog Press books also featured illustrations produced by artists such as Blair Hughes-Stanton and Agnes Miller Parker. The Press continued operations until 1940. In 1978 the press was reestablished by the University of Wales under the Welsh name Gwasg Gregynog, and continues to operate.

Special Collections has the following items printed at or published by the Gregynog Press:

  • Abercrombie, Lascelles. In Memory of Lascelles Abercrombie: An Order of Service to Be Used at St. Martin-in-the-Fields on Monday, 12 December at 3:30 P.M. 1938. 1938. PR6001.B38 I5 1938
  • Esslemont, David and Glyn Hughes. Gwasg Gregynog: A Descriptive Catalogue of Printing at Gregynog, 1970-1990. Newtown: 1990. Z232.G8754 G85 1990
  • Jones, Glyn and T. J. Morgan. The Story of Heledd. Newtown: 1994. PB2231 .J665 1994
  • Rhys, Ernest. The Life of Saint David. Newtown: 1927. BX4700.D3 R52
  • Vaughan, Henry. Poems. Newtown: 1924. PR3741 .R45

Special Collections has the following secondary resources relating to the Gregynog Press:

  • Esslemont, David and Glyn Hughes. Gwasg Gregynog: A Descriptive Catalogue of Printing at Gregynog, 1970-1990. Newtown: Gwasg Gregynog, 1990. Z232.G8754 G85 1990
  • The Gregynog Press: An Exhibition, University of Minnesota Special Collections, April 8, 1976. Rochester: Doomsday Press, 1976. Z232.G8754 G7
  • Harrison, Ski. Portraits of Presses of Fleece, Gregynog, I.M. Imprimit, Old Stile, Rampant Lions, Rocket, Tern, Whittington & CTD. Risbury: The Whittington Press, 1997. Z231.5.P7 P67 1997
  • Hodgson, Herbert. Herbert Hodgson, Printer: Work for T.E. Lawrence & at Gregynog. Wakefield: Fleece Press, 1989. Z232.H63 H63 1989