Download or read book The Kelmscott Chaucer written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Collector's Library. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kelmscott Chaucer is the most memorable and beautiful edition of the complete works of the first great English poet. Next to The Gutenberg Bible, it is considered the outstanding typographic achievement of all time. There are 87 full-page illustrations by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and the borders, decorations and initials are drawn byWilliam Morris himself. Only 425 copies of this magnificent work were produced in 1896, and this beautiful monochrome facsimile, slightly smaller than the original, makes this glorious book available to all. A fascinating Introduction by Nicholas Barker places the book and its importance in context. The main text is followed by a black and white facsimile of ANoteby William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press, together with a Short History of the Press by S C Cockerell.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of Valuable Books Manuscripts the Property of the Rt Hon Lord Amherst of Hackney written by William Amhurst Thyssen Amherst and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Red Harvest written by Dashiell Hammett and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2010-12-29 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The steadfast and sturdy Continental Op has been summoned to the town of Personville—known as Poisonville—a dusty mining community splintered by competing factions of gangsters and petty criminals. The Op has been hired by Donald Willsson, publisher of the local newspaper, who gave little indication about the reason for the visit. No sooner does the Op arrive, than the body count begins to climb . . . starting with his client. With this last honest citizen of Poisonville murdered, the Op decides to stay on and force a reckoning—even if that means taking on an entire town. Red Harvest is more than a superb crime novel: it is a classic exploration of corruption and violence in the American grain.
Download or read book A Catalogue of Upwards of Fifty Thousand Volumes of Ancient and Modern Books English and Foreign written by Willis and Sotheran (London, England) and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Catalogue of Upwards of Fifty Thousand Volumes of Ancient and Modern Books English and Foreign in All Classes of Literature and the Fine Arts Including Rare and Curious Books Manuscripts Etc in Good Library Condition Many in Neat and Elegant Bindings Now on Sale at the Very Reasonable Prices Affixed by Willis and Sotheran written by Willis and Sotheran (London, England) and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A catalogue of the library of the London institution by W Upcott R Thomson and E W Brayley written by William Upcott and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
