Emin, the Governor of Equatoria / by A.J. A. Symons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Symons, A. J. A. (Alphonse James Albert), 1900-1941, author.

Contributor:

Simon, Oliver, 1895-1956, printer.

Fleuron Ltd. (London, England), publisher.

Curwen Press, printer.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emin Pasha, 1840-1892.

Emin Pasha.

Genre:

Biographies.

Private press books (Printing)

Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Lutetia.

Penn Provenance:

Partridge, Eric, 1894-1979 (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Symons, A. J. A. (Alphonse James Albert), 1900-1941 (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[8], 47 pages ; 22 cm

Manufacture:

Plaistow [Essex] : Curwen Press

Place of Publication:

London : The Fleuron Ltd., 1928.

Notes:

"This, the first book published in England set in 'Lutetia' type, is printed by Oliver Simon at The Curwen Press, Plaistow. The edition consists of 300 copies."

Brown cloth spine lettered in gilt with red and white paper patterned boards.

Includes bibliographical references (page 47).

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy inscribed to Eric Partridge with the special compliments of the author 1931.

Culture Class Collection copy is no. 267.

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Jean-François Vilain and Roger Wieck.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy is number 107.

OCLC:

2453805