Buy this book on-line Addison, Joseph : The Vision of MirzahThe Book Club of California, San Francisco, CA, 1917
Limited Edition, no. 226 of 300 copies printed by John Henry Nash. Signed by John Henry Nash on front pastedown in black ink: "John Henry Nash." Original publisher's light blue paper-covered boards backed with beige cloth. Former owner's black and gilt bookplate tipped in on front free endpaper: "Ex Libris, Estelle Doheny." Estelle Doheny (1875-1958) was a famous book collector and wife of the oil tycoon, Edward L. Doheny. 7 3/4" x 10." Eleven pages, complete. Five-page Biographical Note in front. Pages are and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. Slight browning to fore-edges of pages. Slight age toning to paper portions of the boards. Offsetting from Doheny's bookplate affects "Henry" of John Henry Nash's signature, but the signature is still very clear and readable. Slight offsetting from the frontispiece on title page. A Fine copy. An allegorical essay by the English writer and politician, Joseph Addison (1672-1719). The Vision of Mirzah (also, Mirza) is a piece of utopian literature that reflects upon human existence and the afterlife. This copy is signed by John Henry Nash (1871-1947), the famous Bay Area printer. Back colophon: "Three hundred copies of this book have been printed by John Henry Nash; The portrait is by Dan Sweeney, San Francisco, California, August, Mdccccxvii, No. 226.". Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Addison, Joseph : The Vision of Mirzah. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, fine bindings, out-of-print books, livres illustrées and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |