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Madonna of the Peach-Tree

by HEWLETT Maurice 1861-1923

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Verona: John Holroyd-Reece. Officina Bodoni, 1929. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. BONACINI Claudio. In contemporary orange cloth, peach to front cover faded slightly. Spine, faded, gilt title to brown label. Internally, half title, [5], 6-106 pp, [1], [1] colophon, an edition limited to 120 hand printed printed copies for Holroyd-Reece by Giovanni Mardersteig (1892-1977) who moved his press to Verona in 1927 from Switzerland. Printed for Ethel and Philip Snowden (1864-1937) with her bookplate (Viscountess Snowden 1881-1951) who was a socialist, suffragist & peace campaigner. He was an important figure in the early Labour Party. Per WorldCat, 1 copy only in UK - Oxford Uni.

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Bookseller
Madoc Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
005971
Title
Madonna of the Peach-Tree
Author
HEWLETT Maurice 1861-1923
Illustrator
BONACINI Claudio
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Limited Edition
Publisher
John Holroyd-Reece. Officina Bodoni
Place of Publication
Verona
Date Published
1929
Size
16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Private Press Bodoni hewlett suffragette

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Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Colophon
The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
Bookplate
Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Worldcat
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Half Title
The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
Cloth
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