Epicurus, Leontion and Ternissa
by [Vale Press]. LANDOR, Walter Savage
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Printed at the Ballantyne Press for Hacon & Ricketts [Vale Press], 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Printed at the Ballantyne Press for Hacon & Ricketts [Vale Press], 1896 (first thus). Crown octavo, xcix pages (first blank) printed in red and black, with wood-engraved borders and ornaments. Original plain papered boards with title-labels on the spine and front cover; all edges uncut; covers lightly browned and bumped, with slight wear to one corner; title-label on the spine slightly chipped at the edges; endpapers browned; edges slightly foxed; a very good copy (internally fine). One of only 200 copies for sale of the second publication from the Vale Press. The colophon states: 'printed by the Ballantyne Press, the build of the book and its decoration being by Charles Ricketts'. In his 'Bibliography of the Books issued by Hacon & Ricketts', Ricketts elaborates: 'Vale type. Border printed in red, designed and cut on the wood by Charles Ricketts ... Two hundred and ten copies printed at ten shillings and sixpence'.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123876
- Title
- Epicurus, Leontion and Ternissa
- Author
- [Vale Press]. LANDOR, Walter Savage
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed at the Ballantyne Press for Hacon & Ricketts [Vale Press]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
Biblio member since 2006
Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
The business was established in Adelaide in March 1976 and is a longstanding member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the Australian Antique Dealers Association (AADA). A large out-of-print and antiquarian stock is maintained at our retail outlet in the centre of Adelaide; mail-order catalogues of our specializations are issued and a representative selection of our stock is online.
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