Ashendene Press Chimerae (1 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Set in Centaur and Arrighi Italic and printed in red and black on specially watermarked hand-made paper. Blue printed wrappers, sewn with silk thread. A fine copy. The marriage service of the C.J. St. John Hornby's second son presents an interesting puzzle. Though not recorded by Franklin, or listed in the bibliography it was produced - and well produced - as an imitation of the Order of Service for his first son's wedding in 1928. There is, however, no known instance of the use of these typefaces at the Ashendene Press and it was certainly printed elsewhere.…