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ASHENDENE PRESS The Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach Commonly Called Ecclesiasticus, LIMITED TO 328 COPIES on paper, Chelsea, Ashendene Press, 1932 image 1
ASHENDENE PRESS The Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach Commonly Called Ecclesiasticus, LIMITED TO 328 COPIES on paper, Chelsea, Ashendene Press, 1932 image 2
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ASHENDENE PRESS
The Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach Commonly Called Ecclesiasticus, LIMITED TO 328 COPIES, 1932

10 – 20 March 2025, 12:00 GMT
Online, London, Knightsbridge

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ASHENDENE PRESS

The Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach Commonly Called Ecclesiasticus, LIMITED TO 328 COPIES on paper, printed in red and black, with initials supplied by hand in blue and green by Graily Hewitt and assistants, untrimmed in original orange-stained vellum by Douglas Cockerell at the W.H. Smith bindery, gilt title on spine, cloth ties, marbled slipcase [Hornby 38], 4to, Chelsea, Ashendene Press, 1932

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"In my humble judgement it is one of the most satisfactory of the books of the Press" (Hornby).

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