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Frank Sidgwick's Diary and Other Material Relating to A. H. Bullen, and The Shakespeare Head Press at Stratford-Upon-Avon
by Sidgwick, F. ; Baer, A. & others
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in a near Very Good dustwrapper which is slightly torn at the head of the spine
- ISBN 10
- 0900659262
- ISBN 13
- 9780900659263
- Seller
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LONDON, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Basil Blackwell for the Shakespeare Head Press, Oxford, first edition, 1975. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. xii, 13-90 pp, plates, 16 pp booklet in pocket. From the blurb: "In 1904 A. H. Bullen, scholar, editor, publisher and enthusiast of Elizabethan literature, resolved in fulfilment of a dream to set up a press in Stratford-upon-Avon to print an edition of Shakespeare's Works in the poet's native town. To that end Bullen's young publishing partner, Frank Sidgwick, was seconded to Stratford to set up, and organize, a press and start printing the edition of Shakespeare. From 25th May 1904 to 23rd March 1905 Sidgwick kept a diary revealing his admirable versatility in many and varied activities. His account of the setting up and day-to-day running of a small printing firm is a document of historical importance and absorbing interest... ". With an introduction by Sidgwick's daughter, and also including H. F. B. Brett-Smith's tribute to Bullen in the Foreword to Shakespeare's Sonnets (1921) and Paul Morgan's account of 'Bullen and the Shakespeare Head Press' in a paper read to the Birmingham Bibliographical Society, 1972. A facsimile booklet of the 1904 prospectus issued by the Shakespeare Head Press is included in a pocket attached to the inside rear board (as issued). Very Good in a near Very Good dustwrapper which is slightly torn at the head of the spine.
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- Bookseller
- Wykeham Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-02137
- Title
- Frank Sidgwick's Diary and Other Material Relating to A. H. Bullen, and The Shakespeare Head Press at Stratford-Upon-Avon
- Author
- Sidgwick, F. ; Baer, A. & others
- Format/Binding
- Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in a near Very Good dustwrapper which is slightly torn at the head of the spine
- Edition
- Limited edition of 1000 copies
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0900659262
- ISBN 13
- 9780900659263
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell for the Shakespeare Head Press, Oxford, first edition, 1975
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1975
- Pages
- xii, 13-90 pp, plates, 16 pp booklet in pocket
- Keywords
- Shakespeare Head Press, Ltd., Oxford Sidgwick, Frank Diaries Bullen, A. H. 1857-1920 Literature publishing England History 20th century. Stratford-upon-Avon Imprints. Oxford private presses 0900659262
- Bookseller catalogs
- Publishers and Publishing;
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