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The Dolphin; a periodical for all people who find pleasure in fine books. No. 4, pt. 3; Spring 1941.: PB 267-2003

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Dolphin; a periodical for all people who find pleasure in fine books. No. 4, pt. 3; Spring 1941.

Maker(s)

Publisher: Macy, George
Distributor: Limited Editions Club
Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Illustrator: Appleton, LeRoy H.
Printer: Bradford Press

Categories

Description

With 14p insert: Nathaniel Hawthorne's The ambitious guest. Illustrated with wood-engravings by Le Roy H. Appleton. Arranged and printed by the Bradford Press, Portland, Maine.

234-312 p : ill.; 31cm.

Place(s) associated

  • Portland

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1941

Note

3000 copies. Bound in green buckram, stamped in dark green.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Illustrations

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 267-2003
Primary reference Number: 95815

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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