Lot no. 446
Doves Press
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Selected Songs Poems and Ballads. A bouquet. Printed in red and black. Hammersmith, Cobden-Sanderson for the Doves Press, 1916. 6 w. Pl., 226 p., 7 w. Bll. Flex. Or. full vellum with gilt title (slightly wavy and somewhat bent), signed "The Doves Bindery, in cardboard slipcase (this somewhat rubbed).
One of 175 copies (GA 185). - Fine impression in red and black on laid paper. - Tomkinson 58.48 - Kippenberg 7916 - Dorn 498 - Last work of the Doves Press, which ceased production after Cobden-Sanderson had given the entire stock of types to the Thames. - Bookplate on inside cover. - A good copy.
One of 175 copies (total 85). - Last work by Doves Press. - Orig vellum, signed "The Doves Bindery".
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