Choix de sonnets / de P. de Ronsard.

Choix de sonnets / de P. de Ronsard.
Date
1902
By
Ronsard, Pierre de, 1524-1585, Pissarro, Lucien, 1863-1944, Pissarro, Esther, Eragny Press, Vale Press, J. & J. Leighton, Arches (Firm), General Assembly Library
Notes

Digital image: Preservation copy archived by the National Library of New Zealand in TIFF.

"Le frontispice a été dessiné et gravé sur bois par Lucien Pissarro. La bordure et les lettres ornées ont été dessinées par L. Pissarro et gravées sur bois par Esther Pissarro, et le livre fut achevé d'imprimer en Juillet 1902 sur leurs presses, The Brook, Hammersmith, London, W. En vente chez Hacon & Ricketts, 17, Craven Street, Strand"--Colophon.

"Il a été tiré de cet ouvrage 226 exemplaires, dont 200 pour la vente"--P. [12], last set.

Title-page and first page of text printed in red within ornamental woodcut borders ; ornamental woodcut initials throughout text.

Printer's device on p. [12], last set.

Printed in Vale type on watermarked Arches hand-made paper. Cf. Genz.

Binding: 1/4 buff paper, blue paper boards printed in green and buff with may blossom pattern, front cover lettered in gilt. Bound by Leighton. Cf. Genz.

Genz, M. History Eragny Press, EP13

Tomkinson, G.W. Modern presses, p. 63

press mark of Eragny Press ; illustrated title page Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand, 2006.

Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy (accession number 343601) exhibited: “The Book Beautiful”, National Library of New Zealand, 2 Mar - 22 May 2015. Title opening page. Clio 555529

Binding: fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Spine title (stamped by General Assembly Library): Ronsard. Choix de sonnets. Provenance: stamps and bookplate of General Assembly Library. Copy no. 6, signed by Hacon & Ricketts on t.p. Prospectus tipped in. Acc. 343601.

Digital image available: press mark of Eragny Press, Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details on request from Curator, Special Printed Collections.

Digital image available: illustrated title page. Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy. Details available on request from Curator, Special Printed Collections.

Source URL
press mark of Eragny Press ; illustrated title page https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1712459

Related to
Digital Collection = Kohinga Matihiko 81268192800002836 Alma Collection

Publisher
Hammersmith, London : [Eragny Press], 1902.
Format
79, [13] p. (pages [1], 1st set, [1], [9], [11], [13] final set, are blank) ; 22 cm.
See original record

Click to request to view this item, access digital version (if available), and see more information.