Silex Scintillans. By Henry Vaughan 'Silurist. With an Introduction by W. A. Lewis Bettany. Red Letter Library. BINDING DESIGN BY TALWIN MORRIS. LONDON : 1905
by Vaughan, Henry 1621-1695. Introduction by W. A. (William Arthur) Lewis Bettany b. 1869
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About This Item
London & Glasgow: Blackie and Son Limited, 1905. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 12mo. LONDON : first printing, 1905. Hardback. Introduction by W. A. Lewis Bettany. Decorative dark green cloth. Spine lettered in gilt with green and gilt cross design to spine and cover. Top-edge gilt; others untrimmed as issued. Decorative end-papers with distinctive 'T.M' of Talwin Morris in bottom right-hand corner. Pictorial floral & heart design frontispiece. Title-page printed with floral design. Printed in red and black text throughout book. (l), 400 pages. No printer given. No owner name or internal markings. A bright, tight and clean copy. VERY GOOD INDEED. Issued by the publisher in two binding styles; leather and cloth. The latter far more durable. Scarce title in series. DESIGNER: Talwin Morris (born 14 June 1865 in Winchester, England; died 29 March 1911) was a leading illustrator and book designer during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was a business acquaintance of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. His mother died in childbirth. In 1891, he was appointed sub editor and designer of Black and White, a weekly magazine published by Cassell and Co. In 1892 he married Alice Marsh. In 1893 he moved to Glasgow to work for publishers Blackie and Son Limited. 12mo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, C.H.S., Cumberland, D.L.S. Everyman, G. K. C., Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]
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- Title
- Silex Scintillans. By Henry Vaughan 'Silurist. With an Introduction by W. A. Lewis Bettany. Red Letter Library. BINDING DESIGN BY TALWIN MORRIS. LONDON : 1905
- Author
- Vaughan, Henry 1621-1695. Introduction by W. A. (William Arthur) Lewis Bettany b. 1869
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son Limited
- Place of Publication
- London & Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 12mo
- Keywords
- Red Letter Library
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