Quaint Conceits for Fruit-Trenchers. After Ye Olde Manere
by Willett, Henry
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Largo, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Arnold House, Brighton: Published by Henry Willett, 1885 A collection of odes to various kinds of fruit. Dedicated to John Ruskin. The book's design and typography are in a faux medieval style (pre-dating William Morris's Kelmscott Press). A genuinely scarce book, with only 3 copies in WorldCat (at the British Library, University of Oxford, and University of Cambridge). This copy is signed and inscribed by the author/publisher: "With kindly greetings for / 1886 / to Oliver Wendell Holmes / Boston, America / from Henry Willett / Brighton, England / 31-12-85." Size: 8vo. Signed by Author. Privately Printed.. Original Wraps. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Wild Hills Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007904
- Title
- Quaint Conceits for Fruit-Trenchers. After Ye Olde Manere
- Author
- Willett, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Privately Printed.
- Publisher
- Published by Henry Willett
- Place of Publication
- Arnold House, Brighton
- Date Published
- 1885
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