BOOK
Biblia innocentium : being the story of God's chos-en people before the com-ing of Our Lord Jesus Christ upon earth, / written anew for children by J.W. Mackail ...
- Date
- 1892
- By
- Mackail, J. W. (John William), 1859-1945; Morris, William, 1834-1896; Kelmscott Press; Reeves & Turner; J. & J. Leighton
- Notes
"Printed ... at the Kelmscott Press, 14, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the County of Middlesex; and finished on the 22nd day of October, of the year 1821"--Colophon.
Sold by Reeves & Turner. Cf. Peterson.
Text printed in Golden type, on watermarked Flower paper. Page 1 has ornate woodcut border, ornate woodcut initials throughout text. Printer's device below colophon.
Hyphens on t.p. appear as virgules.
Limited ed. of 200 copies bound in vellum. Cf. Peterson.
Binding: stiff vellum, narrow yapp edges, silk ties, spine lettered in gilt ; bound by Leighton. Cf. Peterson.
Peterson, W.S. Kelmscott Press, A9
Tomkinson, G.W. Modern presses, p. 109
p. 1 with decorated border Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand.
The Alexander Turnbull Library copy has green silk ties, and is printed on paper with top edges uncut, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Acc. 130974.
Digital image available: p. 1 with decorated border, Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details available on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.
- Source URL
- p. 1 with decorated border https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE13271542
- Related to
- Digital Collection = Kohinga Matihiko 81268192800002836 Alma Collection
- Publisher
- Hammersmith : Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, 1892.
- Format
- [2], viii, 249, [1] p. (page [2], 1st set, is blank) ; 22 cm.
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