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[Doves Press. William Shakespeare]. The Rape of Lucrece. From the text of the first edition printed by Richard F...
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The Doves Press Lucrece, One of Only Ten Copies Printed on Vellum
[Doves Press. William Shakespeare]. The Rape of Lucrece. From the text of the first edition printed by Richard Field for John Harrison, 1594. [Hammersmith: Printed at the Doves Press, 1915].One of only ten copies printed on vellum, from a total limited edition of 185 copies. Small quarto. 76, [2] pages. Printed in red and black by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson.
Full limp vellum by The Doves Bindery (stamp-signed on the rear pastedown endpaper). Title stamped in gilt on the spine. An excellent, very fresh and fine copy in the original Doves binding. Now housed in a custom chemise and half brown morocco book-backed slipcase.
Clark Library, Kelmscott and Doves, pp. 114-115. Ransom, Private Presses, p. 254, no. 46. Tomkinson, p. 58, no. 46.
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2009 October Grand Format Rare Books Auction #6030 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2009
16th-17th
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