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ASHENDENE PRESS. Spenser, Edmund. Minor Poems. (Chelsea), The Ashendene Press, (1924-1925)., 1925.
Price: US$2696.79 + shipping
Description: 2 cols. Printed in red, blue, and black. With initials designed by Graily Hewitt. (5) leaves , 216 pp, (3) leaves. Folio. Orig. half calf over wooden boards and 7 raised bands with gilt lettered spine (outer joints rubbed). One of 200 copies printed on Batchelor hand-made paper besides 15 copies on vellum. The last of the Ashendene Folios printed in the Subiaco type. Ashendene Bibliography XXXV. Heraldic ex-libris on first paste-down. Fine copy.
Seller: Peter Bichsel Fine Books, Zürich, Switzerland
ASHENDENE PRESS. Spenser, Edmund. Minor Poems. (Chelsea), The Ashendene Press, (1924-1925)., 1925.
Price: US$2696.79 + shipping
Description: 2 cols. Printed in red, blue, and black. With initials designed by Graily Hewitt. (5) leaves , 216 pp, (3) leaves. Folio. Orig. half calf over wooden boards and 7 raised bands with gilt lettered spine (spine extremities somewhat rubbed). One of 200 copies printed on Batchelor hand-made paper besides 15 copies on vellum. The last of the Ashendene Folios printed in the Subiaco type. Ashendene Bibliography XXXV. Fine copy.
Seller: Peter Bichsel Fine Books, Zürich, Switzerland
Price: US$13500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: An elegant publication of the Renaissance classic English epic poem Faerie Queene written at the end of the 16th century by Edmund Spencer (1553-1599). The Ashendene Press, a small private press founded by Charles Harold St John Hornby in 1895. The former owner, Doris Louise Benz (1907-1984), was an American female entrepreneur and book collector. Text in English. In folio. 2 vols complete set. 43x30cm. 2l.+406p, 2l.+216p. Subiaco type, printed in black, red and blue in double column, initials designed by Graily Hewitt. Ashendene Press watermark at the paste-down end-paper. Hard cover. Total leather. Seven rise bands. Original slipcase. Slight scratches on the box, slight rubbing on the spine of the cover, otherwise in fine condition. Extra shipping charges may be applied due to weight and size of the item.
Seller: Kagerou Bunko (ABAJ, ILAB), Tokyo, Japan