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Cobden-Sanderson and the Doves Press: The History of the Press and the Story of its types told by Alfred W. Pollard. The Character of the Man Set Forth by his Faithful Scribe Edward Johnston. With the Ideal Book or Book Beautiful by Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson. And a list of the Doves Press printings
by Pollard, Alfred W.; Edward Johnston, Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson
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About This Item
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1929. First Edition thus. Flexible boards. Folio; xviii, 35, [2]pp; printed in black and red (side-heads in red) in Cloister Lightface roman and italic type on VanGelder paper; with tipped in leaf from the Doves Press edition of Goethe. Bound in full limp vellum, with spine lettered in gold & top edge gilt. Vellum covers somewhat mottled with slight splaying, else a Fine copy. #282 (the edfition was limited to 339 copies); lacking slipcase. O'Day p. 68-9.
From the library of John Henry Nash with his bookplate to front pastedown (offsetting to facing page).
From the library of John Henry Nash with his bookplate to front pastedown (offsetting to facing page).
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- Title
- Cobden-Sanderson and the Doves Press: The History of the Press and the Story of its types told by Alfred W. Pollard. The Character of the Man Set Forth by his Faithful Scribe Edward Johnston. With the Ideal Book or Book Beautiful by Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson. And a list of the Doves Press printings
- Author
- Pollard, Alfred W.; Edward Johnston, Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson
- Format/Binding
- Flexible boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition thus
- Publisher
- John Henry Nash
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1929
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- Leaf book; Fine Press; Fine Printing, , , ,
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