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Poems from Wordsworth: PB 17-1993

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Current Location: Gallery 14 (Shiba)

Titles

Poems from Wordsworth

Maker(s)

Author: Wordsworth, William
Illustrator: Moore, Thomas Sturge
Bookbinder: Pye, Sybil
Publisher: Hacon & Ricketts
Publisher: Vale Press
Publisher: Ricketts, Charles de Sousy
Printer: Ballantyne Press

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Description

"Printed at the Ballantyne Press under the supervision of Charles Ricketts. Sold by Hacon & Ricketts, London & John Lane, New York." -- Colophon.
Limited ed. of 310 copies. Cf. Ricketts, C. Bibl. of the Vale Press, p. 29-30.

The book was given by the binder to the donor, Freda Skinner.
The book was bound by Sybil Pye in green niger morocco with inlays of red, black, green and brown niger and gold tooled with geometric designs. Monogrammed and dated, "MCM SP XXXVII",

Clxxxii pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1993) by Skinner, Freda

Dating

20th Century
1902 - 1937

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 17-1993
Primary reference Number: 222820
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Created: Friday 17 November 2017 Updated: Thursday 14 August 2025 Last processed: Thursday 14 August 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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