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The Ashendene Press / by Colin Franklin.
LIBRA - Vilain-Wieck Collection Reference 171
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Franklin, Colin, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ashendene Press--History.
- Ashendene Press.
- Hornby, Charles Harry St. John, 1867-1946.
- Hornby, Charles Harry St. John.
- Private presses--England--History--20th century.
- Private presses.
- Book design--England--History--20th century.
- Book design.
- Printing--England--History--20th century.
- Printing.
- Printers--Great Britain--Correspondence.
- Printers.
- Chelsea (London, England)--Imprints.
- Chelsea (London, England).
- England.
- England--London--Chelsea.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies.
- History.
- Personal correspondence.
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 256 pages, 24 pages of plates : illustrations ; 30 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Dallas : Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University, 1986.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- 1894-1901
- The subiaco type
- 1902-1913
- Bridges & wartime
- Post-war
- The bibliography
- Announcements
- Minima
- Lists
- Rapid reference guide
- Sources at Bridwell
- Index.
- Notes:
- "Seven hundred fifty copies of this book have been designed and printed by W. Thomas Taylor, Elaine Smyth and Bradley Hutchinson in Austin, Texas. The type is Monotype Bembo composed at Mackenzie-Harris in San Francisco. The paper is Mohawk Superfine. The offset illustrations were printed by the Wetmore Company in Houston; the edition was bound by the Jensen Bindery in Austin. The lettering for the title-page and headings is by G.G. Laurens."--Colophon.
- Includes bibliographies of the minor pieces printed by the press, as well as other bibliographical references.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2016.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has advertisement and post it notes laid in.
- OCLC:
- 14341631
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