Ave Imperatrix! : a dirge of empire / by Oscar Wilde.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900, author.

Contributor:

Clancy, John D. (John Dennis), illustrator, designer, writer of introduction.

Ransom, Will, 1878-1955, printer.

Jenson, Nicolas, approximately 1420-1480, type designer.

Whatman plc, papermaker.

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--19th century.

English poetry.

Genre:

Private press books (Printing)

Printers' devices (Printing)

Printing in multiple colors (Printing)

Limitation statements (Publishing)

Deckled edges (Paper)

Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Jenson.

Case bindings (Binding)

Leather bindings (Binding)

Ties (Binding)

Vellum bindings (Binding)

Illustrated works.

Poems.

Bookplates (Provenance)

Penn Provenance:

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

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

Conyngham, Redmond, 1863-1929 (bookplate) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy) (Ransom)

Ransom, Will, 8178-1955 (autograph, November 18th, 1912) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy) (Misc.)

Woodworth, Laurence C. (inscription) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy) (Misc.)

Physical Description:

[36] leaves, [1] leaf of plates : 1 illustration ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

Snohomish Washington : [The Handcraft Shop], 1902.

Notes:

"And so endeth the poem; as written by Oscar Wilde, decorated by John D. Clancy, and builded into a book by Will H. Ransom at The Handcraft Shop, Snohomish, Washington, in the autumn-tide of the year nineteen hundred and two. Of an edition limited to one hundred and fifty copies, this is number [blank]"--Colophon.

Printer's device ("HANDCRAFT WILL H. RANSOM") in red and black on leaf [36].

"Introduction, frontispiece, and initials by John D. Clancy. Fcap 8vo, Jenson, black and red. 150 Whatman, some in red calf and some in J[apan] V[ellum] with ties ... 10 J[apan] V[ellum], parchment, not for sale."--Ransom.

Hand-colored initials.

Deckled edges, untrimmed.

Local Notes:

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Ransom) is number 150 (the copy number supplied in manuscript in red ink) of a limited edition of 150 copies. See colophon.

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 (Ransom) has on front pastedown armorial bookplate ("REDMOND CONYNGHAM") with manuscript numeral ("2655") of Redmond Conyngham (1863-1929).

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Ransom) bound in three quarter gold-tooled green morocco (now largely faded to brown) over green cloth; 5 raised bands on spine; gold-tooled spine panels; title, author's name and imprint date stamped in gold on spine; marbled endpapers, gilt tops.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Miscellaneous) is number 74. Has inscription: "To Laurence C. Woodworth in all friendliness. Will Ransom. Chicago 18th November 1912."

Cited in:

Ransom, W. Private presses and their books, 2

OCLC:

2380714