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A Decade of Years by Wordsworth, William - 1911

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A Decade of Years by Wordsworth, William - 1911

A Decade of Years

by Wordsworth, William

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(Hammersmith: Doves Press, 1911. Small quarto. (232)pp. One of 200 copies, printed in red and black. This is the first of two Wordsworth titles published by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson, who "planned his anthologies very carefully" (Tidcombe, 70). In an announcement for this title, Cobden-Sanderson noted that the title for this selection was meant "to call attention to the fact that with the exception of some eight to ten all were composed within the decade 1798-1807." In original full limp vellum by the Doves Bindery. Some natural discoloration to vellum, light crease to spine. Overall, a fine copy. (Tidcombe DP25).

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  • Publisher Doves Press
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  • Date Published 1911

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A Decade of Years Poems...1798-1807.
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A Decade of Years Poems...1798-1807.

by [DOVES PRESS]; WORDSWORTH, William

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[London] Hammersmith, The Doves Press, 1911. . One of 200 copies on paper, presentation copy from Cobden-Sanderson; small 4to; printed in red & black; original limp vellum lettered in gilt to spine, a fine example. Inscribed on front free end paper: 'To Mr Mason/ with the compliments/ of the printer C-S, Nov, 1911'. J.H. Mason (1875-1951), the chief compositor of the Doves Press.After establishing the Doves Bindery in 1893, Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson partnered with Emery Walker to found the Doves Press in 1901. Alongside the Kelmscott, Ashendene and Vale presses it is considered one of the cornerstones of the Golden Age of Private Press, drawing heavily on the spirit of the Arts & Crafts Movement that flowered at the turn of the century. The two partners, along with Sydney Cockerell, created type based on Nicolas Jenson's Roman type (1470s), named the 'Doves Type.' Unfortunately the relationship between the two partners deteriorated, resulting in said type being famously dumped in the Thames,… Read More
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