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Creator:
Beaumont, Francis, 1584–1616
Title(s):
Salmacis and Hermaphroditus : a poem attributed to Francis Beaumont / edited by Gwyn Jones ; with ten engravings in colour by John Buckland-Wright.
Published/Created:
London : Printed in Great Britain by the Golden Cockerel Pess, 1951.
Physical Description:
44, [2] pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
PR2430 .S27 1951+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Designed, produced and published by Christopher Sandford at the Golden Cockerel Press, 1-5 Poland Street, London. The edition is limited to 380 copies printed on Arnold's unbleached rag paper in Caslon's Old Face type with Pharos titling. Copies numbered 1-80 are specially bound and contain one extra plate."--Colophon.
The text has been transcribed from a microfilm of the copy in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
BAC: British Art Center copy is no. 62 of 380. Signed by editor and engraver. One of 80 copies specially bound in navy quarter morocco and green buckram.
Subject Terms:
Buckland Wright, John -- Autograph., illustrator.
Hermaphroditus (Greek deity)
Hermaphroditus (Greek deity) -- Poetry.
Jones, Gwyn -- Autograph.
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
Salmacis (Greek deity)
Salmacis (Greek deity) -- Poetry.
Form/Genre:
Private press books (Publishing) -- England -- London.
Chromoxylographs.
Poetry.
Contributors:
Buckland Wright, John, 1897–1954, illustrator.
Golden Cockerel Press, publisher.
Jones, Gwyn, editor.
Sandford, Christopher, book designer.
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