ASHENDENE PRESS -- HORNBY Charles Harry St. John (1867-1946). A Descriptive Bibliography of the Books Printed at the Ashendene Press MDCCCXCV - MCMXXXV. Chelsea: The Ashendene Press, 1935. 2° (333 x 230mm). Half-title, title printed in red and black, collotype and photogravure illustrations by Emery Walker, Ltd., initials by Graily Hewitt, sample leaves inserted, some printed in colours, errata slip at end. Russet morocco gilt by W. H. Smith and Son, with their stamp, top edges gilt, others uncut (a few scuff marks).

ASHENDENE PRESS -- HORNBY Charles Harry St. John (1867-1946). A Descriptive Bibliography of the Books Printed at the Ashendene Press MDCCCXCV - MCMXXXV. Chelsea: The Ashendene Press, 1935. 2° (333 x 230mm). Half-title, title printed in red and black, collotype and photogravure illustrations by Emery Walker, Ltd., initials by Graily Hewitt, sample leaves inserted, some printed in colours, errata slip at end. Russet morocco gilt by W. H. Smith and Son, with their stamp, top edges gilt, others uncut (a few scuff marks).

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ASHENDENE PRESS -- HORNBY Charles Harry St. John (1867-1946). A Descriptive Bibliography of the Books Printed at the Ashendene Press MDCCCXCV - MCMXXXV. Chelsea: The Ashendene Press, 1935. 2° (333 x 230mm). Half-title, title printed in red and black, collotype and photogravure illustrations by Emery Walker, Ltd., initials by Graily Hewitt, sample leaves inserted, some printed in colours, errata slip at end. Russet morocco gilt by W. H. Smith and Son, with their stamp, top edges gilt, others uncut (a few scuff marks).

THE W. H. SMITH COPY OF THE LAST BOOK TO BE PRINTED AT THE ASHENDENE PRESS. The main body of the book is in Ptolemy type and it includes specimen pages of most of the books of the Press. This copy is no. 239 of 390 copies signed by the author.

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