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The book of Psalms : from the authorized King James version / with a preface by Mark Van Doren and decorations by Valenti Angelo.
LIBRA - Vilain-Wieck Collection Valenti Angelo 55
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Bible. Psalms. English. Authorized. 1960.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Psalms.
- Bible.
- Genre:
- Private press books (Printing)
- Printing in multiple colors (Printing)
- Limitation statements (Publishing)
- Blind tooled bindings (Binding)
- Case bindings (Binding)
- Gold tooled bindings (Binding)
- Leather bindings (Binding)
- Illustrated works.
- Autographs (Provenance)
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Angelo, Valenti, 1897-1982 (autograph) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- [260] pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm
- Manufacture:
- Mount Vernon, New York : Printed ... by A. Colish.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1960.
- Notes:
- "This edition of The book of psalms was decorated by Valenti Angelo, who drew the miniatures and the borders. It has been printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by A. Colish in Mount Vernon, New York, and consists of fifteen hundred copies, of which is this number [blank] signed by [blank]"--Colophon.
- Issued in decorative morocco binding, with portfolio and slipcase.
- Local Notes:
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy is number 1090 (the copy number supplied in manuscript in blue ink) of a limited edition of 1500 copies signed by Angelo Valenti. See colophon.
- Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2015 by Jean-François Vilain and Roger Wieck.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy: publisher's prospectus laid in.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy: portfolio and slipcase retained.
- Cited in:
- Newman & Wiche. Great and good books, 318
- Limited Editions Club. Bibliography of the fine books published by the Limited Editions Club, 1929-1985, no. 318
- OCLC:
- 3636472
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