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Ashendene Press.- Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach (The) commonly called Ecclesiasticus, [one of
Ashendene Press.- Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach (The) commonly called Ecclesiasticus, [one of
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Ashendene Press.- Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach (The) commonly called Ecclesiasticus, [one of 328 copies on paper], printed in red and black in Subiaco type with initials supplied by hand in blue and green by Graily Hewitt and assistants, bookplate of Clarence B. Hanson Jr. to front free endpaper (obscures majority of faint ownership inscription beneath), bookplate foxed and lightly offset, some other light foxing to front free endpapers, original orange-stained limp vellum with ties, by Douglas Cockerell of the W.H.Smith bindery, uncut, upper cover with very small mark to foot, very slight rubbing to spine ends and corners, Cockerell marbled board slip-case (slightly rubbed), [Franklin p.242; Hornby XXXVIII], 4to, Ashendene Press, 1932.*** Hornby thought this one of the most satisfactory of his books while Franklin notes, "Subiaco in the irregular verse lines, with drawn letters, red shoulder-notes and such a text cause this to be regarded often and justly as a favourite among all Ashendene books".
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