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. Ecclesiastes; or, The Preacher and the Song of Solomon. Ballantyne Press Vale Press, London, 1902.
Price: US$235.00 + shipping
Description: corners mildly bumped
Seller: Robert S. Brooks, Bookseller, Bristol, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$253.55 + shipping
Description: Printed in red and black. XXVII pp. 4to. Orig. half cloth with printed front label on blue cardboard. One of 300 copies on Arnold hand-made paper besides 10 on vellum, composed in the Kings fount ("broad faced uncial"), designed by Charles Ricketts and printed under his supervision. Uncut margins somewhat foxed. First and last flyleaves with brown shadows.
Seller: Peter Bichsel Fine Books, Zürich, Switzerland
. ECCLESIASTES; OR THE PREACHER, AND THE SONG OF SOLOMON. THE BALLANTYNE PRESS, 1902.
Price: US$448.97 + shipping
Description: LIMITED EDITION [OF 300 COPIES?]. NO DATE [1902]. PRINTED IN BLACK AND RED ON BATCHELOR HAND-MADE PAPER, UNTRIMMED EDGES. COMPOSED IN THE FOUNT KNOWN AS THE KING'S FOUNT, DESIGNED BY CHARLES RICKETTS, AND PRINTED UNDER HIS SUPERVISION FOR MESSRS. HACON BY THE BALLANTYNE PRESS. VERY SCARCE. VERY GOOD IN BLUE BOARDS WITH A PAPER LABEL.
Seller: Hawkridge Books, Bakewell, United Kingdom
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Description: 17 pages. 29.5 x 20 cm. Printed at the Ballantyne Press for Hacon & Ricketts in red and black under the supervision of Charles Ricketts in the King's fount. Roderick Cave in "The Private Press," notes, his (Ricketts) practice of thinking each work out afresh was a valuable lesson for latter book designers, and most notable perhaps in Meynell's work at the Nonesuch Press. Limited edition, one of 300. Slight nick to corners, endpapers toned. Orig. holland backed boards, uncut, paper label upper front cover. Very good
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.