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ST ONGE MINIATURE BOOK. SHELLEY. 1973 PRES. COPY 1/500

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Doris Frohnsdorff
Gaithersburg
Maryland
301-869-1256

Guest Book

$75.00

ST ONGE MINIATURE BOOK. SHELLEY. 1973 PRES. COPY 1/500
MINIATURE BOOK. "SHELLEY" By A.C. SWINBURNE. Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge, 1973. THIS COPY IS ONE OF AN EDITION LIMITED TO 500 COPIES. With an introductory NOTE by John S. Mayfield the owner of the original manuscript poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne which has been published now for the first time. Full scarlet morocco stamped in gilt. All edges gilt. Patterned endpapers. The book measures 2 5/8" x 1 7/8". I was privileged to know Mr. Mayfield personally and he very kindly inscribed this copy to me just below his printed name at the end of his Note. The inscription reads "For D.F. from J.S.M. 1978". In MINT condition.


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