The Nonesuch century : an appraisal, a personal note and a bibliography of the first hundred books issued by the press, 1923-1934.
Published / Created:
London : The Nonesuch Press, 1936.
Physical Description:
xi, [1], 80 pages, [74] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 31 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Illustrative text and title pages on second set of [56] pages reset in the original types and printed at Cambridge, the page areas indicated by ruled lines. Inserts on the following 96 pages of brown paper reset and printed or stencilled by the printers of the books from which they have been taken"--History of the Nonesuch Press.
Contents:
The indexes -- Appraisal, by A.J.A. Symons -- The personal element, by Francis Meynell -- The bibliography, by Desmond Flower -- Devices -- Bindings -- Text and title-pages, other than inserts -- Illustrations and inset pages.
Subject Terms:
Nonesuch Press -- History. | Nonesuch Press -- Bibliography. | Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens. | Rollins, Carl Purington 1880–1960 -- Ownership.
Form/Genre:
Private press books (Publishing) -- England -- London.
Contributors:
Symons, A. J. A. (Alphonse James Albert), 1900–1941. Appraisal. | Flower, Desmond, 1907–1997. Bibliography. | Meynell, Francis, Sir, 1891–.1975. Personal element. | Cambridge University Press, printer. | Nonesuch Press, publisher.