Prospectus & Retrospectus of the Nonesuch Press Editions.
by [Nonesuch Press]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Zurich, Switzerland
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About This Item
The prospectus announces "The life of William Blake", Blake's "Poetry and prose", Blake's "Pencil drawings", "The life and adventures of Peter Porcupine", "The New Testament", "The Temple", "The princess of Babylon", "The seasons", "A stitch in time", "The divine comedy", Vanbrugh's "Works", Pindar's "Pythian odes", and "The pilgrim's progress". Retrospectus of limited editions and a list of unlimited editions including blank books. Extract from Stanley Morison's "A review of recent typography" (1927).
Description: Sewn plain paper doubled over wrappers. Quarto: 27 × 20 cm; pp. 23. With 4 headpieces by Percy Smith and the Nonesuch device 'Prospectus and retrospectus 1927' on front and back. Printed by R. & R. Clark in Caslon and Moreau-le-jeune open types on laid paper.
Enclosed: Addendum slip (13 × 9 cm) with details of price of Herbert's "The temple" loosely laid in.
Ref.: Dreyfus: P14
Condition: Covers slightly soiled and browned at the edges. Internally somewhat browned at the page corners. Apart from this, however, the pages are clean and well preserved.
According to the age a good copy of a fragile and ephemeral production.
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Details
- Seller
- Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints (CH)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000124
- Title
- Prospectus & Retrospectus of the Nonesuch Press Editions.
- Author
- [Nonesuch Press]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Nonesuch Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Weight
- 0.22 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ephemera, Periodicals; Private Press;
Terms of Sale
Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.