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religious poetry2
courtly love1
daphnis (greek mythology)1
love poetry, english (middle)1
political prisoners1
presses, issues of1
witchcraft1

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Ballantyne Press50
Vale Press50
Ricketts, Charles S49
Ricketts, Charles S (1866-1931)49
Moore, T Sturge (1870-1944)39
Moore, T. Sturge39
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)39
Gray, John2
Gray, John (1866-1934)2
Marlowe, Christopher (1564-1593)2

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From 190045

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The parables from the Gospels : with ten original woodcuts designed and engraved on the wood by Charles Ricketts

Ricketts, Charles S (1866-1931); Ballantyne Press; Vale Press

1903

Bound in vellum; stamped in gold. Colophon: Sold by Hacon and Ricketts, London, and by John Lane, New York, MCMIII. 300 copies printed on paper, 10 copies on vellum. Issued by the Vale Press.

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The poems of Sir John Suckling

Suckling, Sir John (1609-1642); Gray, John (1866-1934); Ricketts, Charles S (1866-1931); Ballantyne Press; Vale Press

1896

310 copies printed. Issued by the Vale Press. Colophon: Here ends this edition... edited by John Gray, and decorated with woodcut border and initials by Charles Ricketts, under whose supervision t...

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The excellent narration of the marriage of Cupide and Psyches

Apuleius; Adlington, William (fl. 1566); Ricketts, Charles S (1866-1931); Ballantyne Press; Vale Press

1897

"The text of M.D.LXVI being followed in this edition. The woodcuts in the text... have been engraved on the wood by Charles S. Ricketts, under whose supervision the book has been printed at the Ballan...

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Heirefter followis the quair maid be King Iames of Scotland the First : callit The kingis quair and maid quhen His Maiestie was in Ingland

James King of Scots (1394-1437); Ricketts, Charles S (1866-1931); Steele, Robert (1860-1944); Ballantyne Press; Vale Press

1903

Composed in the fount called the King's Fount, designed by Charles Ricketts, and printed under his supervision at the Ballantyne Press, London.

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Nimphidia : and The muses elizium

Drayton, Michael (1563-1631); Gray, John (1866-1934); Ricketts, Charles S (1866-1931); Ballantyne Press; Vale Press

1896

Edition limited to 210 copies.

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Vaughan's sacred poems : being a selection

Vaughan, Henry (1621-1695); Ricketts, Charles S (1866-1931); Ballantyne Press; Vale Press

1897

"Limited to two hundred and ten copies." "Printed at the Ballantyne Press under the supervision of C.S. Ricketts the designer & engraver of the decorations. Hacon & Ricketts... London, M.D.CCC.XCVII...

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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam of Naishapur

Omar Khayyám (1048-1131); Fitzgerald, Edward (1809-1883); Ricketts, Charles S (1866-1931); Ballantyne Press; Vale Press

1901

Initials. Printed throughout in capitals, in red and black. Colophon: Here ends the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated by Edward FitzGerald. The text of this edition is that of MDCCCLIX. The deco...

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Doctor Faustus

Marlowe, Christopher (1564-1593); Masefield, John (1878-1967); Ricketts, Charles S (1866-1931); Ballantyne Press; Vale Press

1903

Colophon: "This edition of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe has been seen through the press by John Masefield. Decorated by Charles Ricketts under whose supervision the book has been printed for ...

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Doctor Faustus

Marlowe, Christopher (1564-1593); Masefield, John (1878-1967); Ricketts, Charles S (1866-1931); Ballantyne Press; Vale Press

1903

Colophon: "This edition of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe has been seen through the press by John Masefield. Decorated by Charles Ricketts under whose supervision the book has been printed for ...

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Daphnis and Chloe : a most sweet and pleasant pastoral romance for young ladies

Longus; Thornley, George (1614-); Vale Press; Ballantyne Press

1893

First book issued at the Vale, before numbered series began. "Of this edition only two hundred and ten copies exist of which only two hundred are for sale". "The printing is by the Ballantyne Pres...

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The Vale Shakespeare (v.1)

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Moore, T Sturge (1870-1944); Ricketts, Charles S (1866-1931); Ballantyne Press; Vale Press

1900-03

310 copies of each title were printed. Each play forms a separate volume, with special title (no imprint), collective title as above, on verso preceding text, and colophon: This edition... has been ...

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The Vale Shakespeare (v.2)

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Moore, T Sturge (1870-1944); Ricketts, Charles S (1866-1931); Ballantyne Press; Vale Press

1900-03

310 copies of each title were printed. Each play forms a separate volume, with special title (no imprint), collective title as above, on verso preceding text, and colophon: This edition... has been ...

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