Research Catalog

Title

Bibliophile's delight : a book about books, including: Beerbohm, Benchley, Darling, Huxley, Mason, Mehring, Morley, Newton and others.

Publication

[London, The Two Horse Press, 1961]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Colt, Armida Maria-Theresa.
• Mackley, George, 1900-1983.
• Martin, Frank, 1921-

Description

1 v. (unpaged); 22 cm.

Subject

Book collecting > Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc

Genre/Form

• Limitation statements (Publishing).
• Typefaces (Type evidence) – Perpetua Italic.
• Handmade papers (Paper) – Barcham Green.

Note

• "Seventy-five copies only..."--colophon.
• "...hand-set in 18 pt. Eric Gill's Perpetua Italic by George Mackley and printed on Barcham Green's hand-made paper, with end papers pulped by John Mason and two illustrations engraved on wood by Frank Martin, during the summer of 1961"--colophon.
• "Apologia," signed A.M-T. C[olt] (2 leaves in marbled wrapper) laid in.
• Bound in gray quarter cloth over boards with marbled paper covers.

Call Number

*KP (Two) (Colt, A. M.-T. Bibliophile's delight)

OCLC

33424603

Title

Bibliophile's delight : a book about books, including: Beerbohm, Benchley, Darling, Huxley, Mason, Mehring, Morley, Newton and others.

Imprint

[London, The Two Horse Press, 1961]

Local Note

*KP copy is no. 28 of 75 copies printed; signed: The two Colts.

Berg Coll. copy is no. 39; signed: The Two Colts.

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Added Author

Colt, Armida Maria-Theresa. Compiler

Mackley, George, 1900-1983. Compositor

Martin, Frank, 1921- Wood engraver

Research Call Number

*KP (Two) (Colt, A. M.-T. Bibliophile's delight)

Berg Coll Bibliophile B53 1961