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The spider and the fly: PB 298-2003

Object information

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Titles

The spider and the fly

Maker(s)

Author: Howitt, May
Publisher: Macy, Helen
Compositor: Macy, Helen
Publisher: Macy, George
Printer: Nonesuch Press

Categories

Description

By May Howitt.

Bookwrapper title: Greetings for the New Year with an admonition for a new year from Helen & George Macy.

[11] p. ; 27 cm.

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1938

Note

"Of this printing of this immortal poem yet moral tale, there are two hundred copies for Helen & George Macy to present to their friends, and fifty copies for Linda Macy to present to her friends, at the New Year 1939. The type is Stemple's Janson, composed by Helen M. at the Nonesuch Press in London; and the paper is Unbleached Arnold"--Colophon Bookwrapper title: Greetings for the New Year with an admonition for a new year from Helen & George Macy. Bound in red cloth with brown paper wrapper.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 298-2003
Primary reference Number: 95899
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 June 2016 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The spider and the fly" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/95899 Accessed: 2024-11-25 01:01:20

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