Little journeys to the homes of the great : [prospectus].

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915. Little journeys--Catalogs.

Hubbard, Elbert.

Little journeys (Hubbard, Elbert).

Genre:

Catalogs.

Penn Provenance:

Wunsch, Aaron V. (donor) (Fine Arts Rare copy)

Physical Description:

16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 14 x 11 cm

Place of Publication:

[East Aurora, N.Y.] : [The Roycrofters], [1916?]

Notes:

Self-wrapper, with portrait of Hubbard reading a book on p. [1]; title from caption title on p. [2]-[3].

Includes a portrait of Hubbard from a photograph taken on board the Lusitania on p. [5].

Centerfold includes a photo of the 14 vols., with text "This set of Hubbard's Little Journeys at a saving of over $100. Here is Elbert Hubbard's masterpiece-- 182 biographies, beautifully printed on Roycroft water-marked paper, handsome typography, well-proportioned margins, gold tops, nearly 200 illustrations, (the same 'insides' as the famous Memorial Edition), bound in fine russet linen."

Local Notes:

Fine Arts Rare copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2017 by Aaron V. Wunsch.

OCLC:

698083886