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Rappaccini's daughter / Nathaniel Hawthorne ; reflections on Hawthorne by Edgar Allan Poe, Anthony Trollope, Henry James ; wood engravings by John DePol.
LIBRA Vilain-Wieck Collection Allen Press 11
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864--Criticism and interpretation.
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel.
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Private press books (Printing)
- Printing in multiple colors (Printing)
- Limitation statements (Publishing)
- Deckled edges (Paper)
- Mould-made papers (Paper)
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Romanée.
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Cancelleresca Bastarda.
- Case bindings (Binding)
- Cloth bindings (Binding)
- Dust jackets (Binding)
- Untrimmed edges (Binding)
- Illustrated works.
- Prospectuses.
- Short stories.
- Bookplates (Provenance)
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- DePol, John, 1913-2004 (bookplate) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 89, [1] pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Greenbrae, California : Made by hand at The Allen Press, [1991]
- Contents:
- Nathaniel Hawthorne : a narrative
- An appraisal by Edgar Allan Poe, from Godey's magazine and Lady's book, November 1874 [i.e. 1847]
- A criticism by Anthony Trollope, from North American review, September 1879
- Henry James view of Hawthorne, from the English Men of letters series, published circa 1879
- Rappaccini's daughter, from the writings of Aubépine [by Nathaniel Hawthorne].
- Notes:
- "This book is one of an edition limited to 115 copies. The typeface is Romanée, and the display running headlines is Cancelleresca Bastarda: both faces were designed by Jan Van Krimpen in Holland; both faces were set by hand at The Allen Press. The paper is all-rag and acid-free; it is mould made Rives from France, and printed damp on an 1882 Albion handpress made in Scotland."--Colophon.
- "There are at least two colors on every text page."--Prospectus.
- "Bound in a colorful Italian pattern, on cotton tapes, by Cardoza-James Binding Company, following our detailed design."--Prospectus.
- Deckled edges, untrimmed.
- Local Notes:
- 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 has illustrated bookplate of John DePol on front pastedown.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy in clear dust jacket.
- OCLC:
- 23283938
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