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¶ "I began printing books with the hope of producing some which would have a definite claim to beauty, while at the same time they should be easy to read and should not dazzle the eye, or trouble the intellect of the reader by eccentricity of form in the letters. I have always been a great admirer of the calligraphy of the Middle Ages, and of the earlier printing which took its place." — William Morris
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Miami University
Walter Havighurst Special Collections Library, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. ¶ Quarter-linen binding. Crushed morocco clamshell box by H & H Bindery, Los Angeles. There are no bookplates or other marks of previous ownership in the book. Provenance: American private collector (purchased … Continue reading
Private collection, New York
Private Collection, New York. ¶ Doves binding (1896). On a rear endpaper, lower left near gutter, is some writing: ”c.p. Ap. 18 / 10 R.W.” Fawn-colored chemise and slipcase. Provenance: Sotheby, 28 October 2010 [Library of an English bibliophile], lot 24 … Continue reading
Posted in Located copies, Private collections
Tagged Doves binding, fine printing, Geoffrey Chaucer, Kelmscott Press, William Morris
Copy for sale: Michael L. Sharpe copy [sold]
Peter Harrington Books, London, is offering for sale the copy previously owned by Michael L. Sharpe, Pasadena, Calif. (Census, 2.219), with his bookplate. The book is bound in white pigskin by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (c. 1940). Price: £60,000. Mr. Sharpe purchased … Continue reading
Private collection, Wuppertal, Germany
[Photographs by Roger Green.] Private collection, Wuppertal, Germany. ¶ Depping binding. The pigskin binding by Gerit Depping (Münster, Germany, 1999) is a simplified version of the design of the Doves binding. The book was in a quarter-linen binding when it … Continue reading
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Tagged Doves binding, Duschnes, fine printing, Geoffrey Chaucer, Gerit Depping, Germany, Kelmscott Press, Quarter-linen bindings, William Morris
Copy for sale: Sugarman copy
Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Brecksville, Ohio, is offering a copy from the library of Leroy Arthur Sugarman (with his red leather book label). The book has a full white tooled pigskin binding by Rivière, and the price is $75,000. This … Continue reading
Private collection, New Jersey
Private collection, New Jersey. ¶ Quarter-linen binding. Sondheim copy. Bookplate of Norman J. Sondheim. Provenance: Norman J. Sondheim. — Swann Galleries (New York), 23 February 2012, lot 141 (sold for $52,800 to present owner). — Present owner. A Harvard College … Continue reading
Birmingham Assay Office Library
The Birmingham Assay Office Library, Newhall Street, Birmingham, has a quarter-linen copy of the Kelmscott Chaucer. There are no bookplates or other marks of previous ownership and no information about when the book was acquired by the library. [Update, 6 February 2012: The … Continue reading
John Rich
John Rich (private collection), Lithuania. ¶ Bayntun binding. Green crushed morocco binding; gilt lettering on spine. Signed on inside front cover: “Bound by Bayntun (Rivière) Bath. England.” Approximately half of the illustrations have been colored by a later hand. No … Continue reading
Houston Metropolitan Research Center
Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston, Texas. ¶ Quarter-linen binding. [no call number] Quarter-leather slipcover with marbled boards and peach-colored paper lining; gilt title on the spine. Provenance: Acquired from an unnamed source in March 1983.
Private Collection, New Hampshire
Private collection, New Hampshire. ¶ Peter Geraty binding. Johnson–Parker copy. Alum-tawed pigskin binding with gold lettering and design on cover and spine. Signed on lower back binding with Praxis Bindery stamp and ”20.PG.10.” The original quarter linen binding and endpapers are laid … Continue reading
