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Essex House Press, 1901. Original vellum, yapp edges. 22 x 15.5cm. [6], 134pp, [1]. Decorated initials, first initial printed in red. Tipped in erratum slip printed in red. Contents leaf printed in red and black. Number 25 of an edition 300 copies. A little faint spotting to a few margins, but generally a very clean copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

(London: Essex House Press, 1901. No. 62 of 300 copies. Printed in black with one red initial. Erratum slip tipped in. 1 vols. 8vo. Vellum. Bookplate of Joseph Manuel Andreini. Spine a little darkened, else fine. No. 62 of 300 copies. Printed in black with one red initial. Erratum slip tipped in. 1 vols. 8vo. Ransom 21

London: printed at the Essex House Press in Bow, published by Edward Arnold and Samuel Buckley in New York, 1901. No. 143 of 300 copies. With decorative initial and Press device printed in red and 8 woodcut decorated initials printed in black, contents page printed in red and black. Printed in Endeavour type. 8vo., original full vellum with yapp edges, spine lettered in gilt, untrimmed. Some slight marking to the vellum but a very good, bright and clean copy. Errata slip tipped in. ||With the decorative booklabel of R.T. Gibbon and one of the noted collector John Lewis. Ashbee served on the council of the National Trust between 1896 and 1901 and the eight addresses printed here are from a journey he made on behalf of the National Trust to highlight its aims and work in the United States. It is clear he had a great mastery of words and a passionate belief in the work of the Trust. In fact, the trip led to the formation of The National Trust for places of Historic Interest & Natural Beauty in… Read More

ASHBEE, C.R. AMERICAN SHEAVES AND ENGLISH SEED-CORN: BEING A SERIES OF ADDRES MAINLY DELIVERED IN THE UNITED STATES 1900-1901. London: Edward Arnold/ New York: Samuel Buckley & Co., 1901. 8vo. Vellum. (v 134 pages. Number 124 of 300 copies. A collection of eight lectures given by Ashbee while he was serving on the council of the National Trust. The lectures include such topics as: "On the purpose of the National Trust;" "The country houses of England and the sentim of Elizabethan aristocracy;" "The National trust to the great vainglorious ci of Chicago;" and "On certain aspects of English apathy." Printed under Ashbe care at Essex House Press, this is a lovely piece of Arts and Crafts book design, with rubrications and historiated capitals. From the library of Marjorie and H.D. Phillips, with attractive woodcut bookplate on front end board. Both successful artists, the couple founded the Phillips Collection, America's first Museum of Modern Art, in New York. On untrimmed handmade pap Vellum binding… Read More