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[ Books ] This is the Preachment; On Going to Church. Hand-colored initials and vignettes throughout. Small 8vo, gilt-lettered vellum, linen ties woven through covers but lacking ties; few signatures loose or becoming so; bookplate. East Aurora:

[ Books ] This is the Preachment; On Going to Church. Hand-colored initials and vignettes throughout. Small 8vo, gilt-lettered vellum, linen ties woven through covers but lacking ties; few signatures loose or becoming so; bookplate. East Aurora: Roycroft, 1896 E1,500/2500 ONE OF ONLY TWENTY-SIX NUMBERED COPIES ON VELLUM. This is numbered "3" and initialed by Elbert Hubbard. This copy with HAND- PAINTED COLOR VIGNETTES, INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE BY W.W. DENSLOW, which is Signed by him below the image along with a contemporary note(Hubbard's?) on title indicating that the book is illustrated by him.There are, however, a few accomplished vignettes of flowers initialed"M.G." and "B.C.H" It is likely that the first four designs are by Denslow as they are in a similar style.

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June 14, 2001 2:30 PM EDT
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