THE ASHLEY LIBRARY
Published by printed for private circulation, London, 1897
- First Edition
- Used
Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaKay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller
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A list of Books printed for Private Circulation. Pp. 20(last Ashley Library device), one full page illustration; demy 12mo; blue/grey paper wrappers, stabbed and tied, upper wrapper lettered in black, long split from head of backstrip extending to second stab hole; uncut; contents detached and slightly browned, a couple of tiny edge chips; printed for private circulation, London, 1897. First edition. Todd 417b. *The third, and last, of Wise's publishing catalogues, with the printed disclaimer on the title page verso stating that the list is 'printed as a Record, not by way of Advertisement'. (However, in this copy there is a small inked tick next to 7 of the items, perhaps indicating availability?) Lists 25 printings of works by the Brownings, Ruskin, Shelley, Swinburne and others, 19 items of 'Shelleyana', and two items 'in preparation. In this copy the bottom margins are particularly wide.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- THE ASHLEY LIBRARY
- Author
- Wise, Thomas J. [Compiler]
- Publisher
- printed for private circulation, London
- Publication year
- 1897
- Edition
- First Edition.
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Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller Pty Ltd 156 Collins Street, Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia books@kaycraddock.com +61 3 9654 8506 ABN: 16 007 334 312 Director: Kay Craddock Established in 1965, a salon-style bookshop in the heart of Melbourne's central business district. The shop has a large and varied stock of antiquarian and secondhand books, ranging from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries, covering most subjects and price ranges. Specialities include fine press and illustrated books, literature, children's books, books about books and militaria.…
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