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| Kelmscott Press | 12 |
| Caxton, William | 9 |
| Caxton, William (1422-1491) | 9 |
| Ellis, Frederick Startridge | 8 |
| Ellis, Frederick Startridge (1830-1901) | 8 |
| Jacobus De Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa (1229-1298) | 6 |
| Barth, Heinrich (1821-1865) | 4 |
| Morris, William (1834-1896) | 4 |
| Argonaut Press | 3 |
| Morris, William | 3 |
Montaigne's essays : John Florio's translation (v. 1)
Montaigne, Michel de (1533-1592); Florio, John (1553?-1625); Stewart, J I M (1906-1994); Nonesuch Press
1931
"This edition consists of 900 copies for sale in England by the Nonesuch Press and 475 copies for sale in the United States by Random House, Inc."
Montaigne's essays : John Florio's translation (v. 2)
Montaigne, Michel de (1533-1592); Florio, John (1553?-1625); Stewart, J I M (1906-1994); Nonesuch Press
1931
"This edition consists of 900 copies for sale in England by the Nonesuch Press and 475 copies for sale in the United States by Random House, Inc."
The poems of Sappho : with historical & critical notes, translations, and a bibliography
Sappho; Cox, Edwin Marion; Chiswick Press
1924
Title vignette. "Of this edition... 426 copies on handmade paper have been printed (400 for sale) and also 12 copies on Japanese vellum, all for sale." "The writings of Sappho in English literatur...
The works of François Villon : with text, translation introduction & notes
Villon, François (1431-1463); Atkinson, Geoffroy (1892-1960); Scholartis Press
1930
"Limited to 600 copies (560 for sale) on ordinary paper, and to 3 copies only, printed throughout on vellum-skins." Intro. in English; text in Middle French, with parallel English prose trans. on fa...
[Two trial pages of the projected edition of Lord Berners' translation of Froissart.] (oversize, folio)
Morris, William (1834-1896); Froissart, Jean (1338?-1410?); Morris, William (1834-1896); Berners, John Bourchier Baron (1533); Brotherton, Sir Edward Allen (1856-1930)
[1897]
Printed on the first recto: These two trial pages of the projected edition of Lord Berners' translation of Froissart were printed at the Kelmscott Press in September, 1897, to preserve the designs mad...
The itinerary of Ludovico di Varthema of Bologna from 1502-1508 : as translated from the original Italian edition of 1510
De Varthema, Lodovico; Jones, John Winter (1805-1881); Penzer, N M (1892-1960); Temple, Sir Richard Carnac (1850-1931); Argonaut Press
1928
With reproduction of text of original t.-p. and colophon.
Horace on the art of poetry : Latin text, English prose translation, introduction and notes, together with Ben Jonson's English verse rendering
Horace; Horace; Horace; Jonson, Ben (1573?-1637); Blakeney, Edward Henry (1869-1955); Scholartis Press
1928
"Of this edition 750 copies have been printed on mould-made paper by the Oxford university press".
Vitis vera : the mystic symbol of the Church of Christ as used in passages from the Vulgate edition of the holy Bible and from the translation of 1611
Foster, Peter; Peters, John; Vine Press
1957
Compiled by Peter Foster and John Peters.
A daughter of Eve = (Une fille d'Eve); and, Letters of two brides = (Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées)
Balzac, Honoré de (1799-1850); Scott, R S; Balzac, Honoré de (1799-1850)
1897
Translated from the French.
The sorrows of young Werther
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832); Rose, William (1894-1961); Scholartis Press
1929
"The present translation is from the first version of 1774."--p. xiv.
The last letter of Mary Queen of Scotland : addressed to her brother in law, Henry III, King of France, on the night before her execution at Fotheringay Castle, 8th February, 1587
Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587); Swan Press (Chelsea)
1927
Transcript of the French original, with English translation. Colophon - '500 copies on hand-made paper and 10 copies on vellum'.