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[ASHENDENE PRESS]. BERNERS, Juliana, Dame. A Treatyse of Fysshynge with an Angle. 1903. LIMITED EDITION.
Estimate: $700-$900
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Description
[ASHENDENE PRESS]. BERNERS, Juliana, Dame (1388-1460). A Treatyse of Fysshynge with an Angle. Chelsea: The Ashendene Press, 1903.
8vo. Woodcut frontispiece. Original limp vellum with spine gilt.
LIMITED EDITION, one of 150 copies on paper. The Ashendene Press was founded by St. John Hornby in 1895, and printed one book per each year of its forty years in existence. A close friend of William Morris and Emery Walker, Hornby's creation was one of the "big three" presses, along with the Kelmscott and the Doves, to revive bookmaking as a fine art.
Property from the Collection of Dr. Jonas Hurley