[Book trade ephemera from Cheney & Sons, printers in Victorian Banbury.] Seven items of the firm's own stationery and advertising material, including letterheads, notices, display card.

The seven items in very good condition, lightly aged. From the firm's archive, and produced to its highest standards. Partner John Cheney described himself on his calling card (not present) as a 'Printer in Gold, Silver, and Colours', with 'Specialities in the best class of work', and the company's high standards attracted clients from London's West End. For more about the firm see 'John Cheney and his descendants, printers in Banbury since 1767' (1936), and the Victoria County History volume for the County of Oxford, Banbury Hundred. ONE: Handbill (1p., 8vo) advertising 'Greeting Cards for Xmas and the New Year.' Dated December 1890. On grey paper with decorative gold border and vignette of foliage. TWO: Handbill (1p., 8vo) in form of letter from 5 Butchers' Row, Banbury, regarding 'High-Class Letterpress Printing' and 'General Commercial Printing'. With decorative gold border, on grey paper. THREE: Handbill (1p., 8vo) from the '"Railway Guide" Office, 5, Butcher's Row, Banbury'. Reminding customers that 'Artistic Gold and Colour Printing is a speciality'. Printed in light-blue, dark-blue and gold. FOUR: Display sheet (1p., 8vo), printed in blue and gold, with the words 'Specialities in Mourning Cards by John Cheney' in large type. FIVE: Notice (1p., landscape 8vo) printed in brown with decorative border, presenting 'our quarterly account'. SIX: Letterhead (1p., 12mo) printed in light and dark blue. Reading 'Established 1771. | Memorandum from | Cheney & Sons, | General, Commercial & Artistic Printers, | Banbury. | SPECIALITY: - | High Class Gold and Colour | Printing.' SEVEN: Letterhead (1p., 8vo) printed in green and red. Dating from the 1930s and with 'Established 1768' in the top right-hand corner. In top left: 'Letterpress Printing | in all branches | Account Books made to order | Copper-plate Printing | Die Stamping | Lithography | Bookbinding, &c.'