The Kelmscott & Doves Presses First Edition/ First Printing
by Pollard, Alfred W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine+
- Seller
-
Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Heavenly Monkey. Fine+. 2019. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. A first printing of the first edition in fine plus condition, printed issue; Pollards essay was written for the catalogue of William Andrews Clark Jr. s collection, published in 1921 by John Henry Nash. Rather than a straight historical account of the two presses, Pollard offers a meditation on their influences and influence, particularly in matters of design and typography. It is embellished here with calligraphy by Martin Jackson, and accompanied by a leaf from both of the presses: the Kelmscott's Golden Legend and the Doves' English Bible; 10X15 inches; 25 pages; .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28020
- Title
- The Kelmscott & Doves Presses First Edition/ First Printing
- Author
- Pollard, Alfred W
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine+
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heavenly Monkey
- Date Published
- 2019
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Heavenly Monkey, Andrew Pollard, William Andrews Clark, Jr.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Press; Books On Books;
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