The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach Commonly Called Ecclesiasticus
The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach Commonly Called Ecclesiasticus
[2], 182pp. Publisher's original orange vellum, bound by W. H. Smith with their pallet to lower turn in, title, publisher, and date in gilt to spine, silk ties
Hint of fading to spine, but otherwise bright and clean. Housed in a Cockerell paper covered card slipcase
One of three hundred and twenty-eight copies on paper, with twenty-five on vellum. "Printed in Subiaco type, with chapter-headings and shoulder-notes in red. All the coloured initials are filled in by hand in red, blue, or green by Graily Hewitt & his two assistants" (Hornby, A Descriptive Bibliography of the Books Printed at The Ashendene Press MDCCCCV-MCMXXXV, page 90). Hornby himself thought it was "one of the most satisfactory of the books of the Press" (ibid, page 92)
Ashendene XXXVIII
1932
Very Good
First Thus
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