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[MEYNELL, Wilfred]. John Oldcastle's Guide for Literary Beginners. London: Field & Tuer, "Ye Leadenhalle Presse", [c.1884]. Oblong 8° (111 x 141mm). PRINTED ON VELLUM THROUGHOUT, printer's woodcut device, initials, facsimile signatures (a few leaves lightly browned). Original vellum, the upper cover lettered in gilt, later brown morocco slipcase by J. Macdonald Co., the spine stamped, "Unique copy on vellum." First published in an edition of 1,000 copies in 1880, this is one of "Ye Leadenhalle Presse Oblong Shilling-Series."
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