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Percy Bysshe Shelley

Kelmscott Edition of The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley

Kelmscott Press

1894 - 1895

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A very nice copy of the magnificent Kelmscott edition of the poems of Shelley with interesting New York provenance.

  • Percy Bysshe Shelley (English).
  • One of 250 copies.
  • Printed in red and black, ornamental woodcut title, borders and initials.
  • Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1894-95.
  • 3 vols. 8vo.
  • Original full limp vellum, spines stamped in gold, issued without silk ties.
  • Long list of signatures inked to first two blanks of volume one.
  • Housed in custom cloth chemises and blue morocco backed slipcases.

Provenance

Arthur Lehmann Estate.


Signed on the two preliminary blank leaves by:

Sam Shernes---

Dudley D. Sicher

Samuel J. Bloomingdale (1873-1968), son of Lyman


J. Edwin Goldman

Leo Sulzberger

Ralph Samuel

Louis J. Rosenbach


William Goldman

D.A.---


H.A. Guinzburg

Fred M. Stein

S.M. Goldberg

Manny Strauss

Albert J. Lehmann

Jos. Gutman

Thomas Lowerestein

Z.D. Bernstein

Bernard Rosenwald

Edwin S. Lorsch

Herman Kissner

Cyrus l. Sulzberger (1858-1932)

Maunie Goodman

J.W. Frankel

Joseph Wellen

Herman Sanders.

Literature

Peterson A29.

Ransom 29, 29a, 29b.

Condition Report

Revive
Fair
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Light foxing to edges.

A fine copy.

Language

English

Subject

Poetry, Literature, Fine bindings, Sets, English literature and history

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