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A bibliography of the books issued by Hacon & Ricketts.
LIBRA Vilain-Wieck Collection Ballantyne 9
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ricketts, Charles S., 1866-1931, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vale Press--Bibliography.
- Vale Press.
- Hacon & Ricketts--Bibliography.
- Hacon & Ricketts.
- Private presses--Bibliography.
- Private presses.
- London (England)--Imprints.
- London (England).
- England--London.
- Local Subjects:
- Vale Press.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies.
- Private press books (Printing)
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Vale.
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Avon.
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- King's.
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xli, [2] pages ; 22 cm
- Manufacture:
- London : Ballantyne
- Other Title:
- Bibliography of the Vale Press
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : [Hacon & Ricketts], MDCMIV [1904].
- New York : John Lane
- Notes:
- Signed on p. xviii: Charles Ricketts.
- "Two hundred and fifty copies on paper ... ten on vellum"--Page xxxiv.
- "Here ends the Bibliography of the books published by Hacon and Ricketts, printed in the three founts, 'The Vale, ' 'The Avon, ' and 'The King's.' The frontispiece has been engraved by C. Ricketts after the sign-board painted by C.H. Shannon for the old Vale premises. The book has been printed by the Ballantyne Press, under the supervision of C. Ricketts, who is the designer of the three founts and the decoration."--Colophon (p. xli); "Sold by C. Ricketts ... London & by John Lane, New York"--Colophon (p. [xlii]).
- 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.
- OCLC:
- 3154219
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