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C.H. St. John Hornby letters : London, England, to Harold Peirce, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1904-1931.
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C.H. St. John Hornby letters: London, England, to Harold Peirce, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1904-1931Charles Harry St. John Hornby letters
Creator/Contributor:
Hornby, Charles Harry St. John, 1867-1946, creator, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Peirce, Harold, 1856-1932, correspondent.Abstract:
Archive of correspondence from Hornby to Peirce, consisting of autograph letters, typescript letters, and a variety of receipts
from the Ashendene Press. Much of the correspondence concerns copies of Ashendene Press books being purchased, or considered
for purchase, by Peirce.
Date:
1904 (issued)Subject:
e-uk-en -- n-us-paPrivate presses -- England
Fine books -- England
Book collectors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Imprimeries particulières -- Angleterre
Éditions de luxe -- Angleterre
Bibliophiles -- Pennsylvanie -- Philadelphie
Book collectors
Books and reading
Fine books
Private presses
England
Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Ashendene Press.
Ashendene Press.
Hornby, Charles Harry St. John -- 1867-1946 -- Correspondence
Peirce, Harold -- 1856-1932 -- Correspondence
Peirce, Harold -- 1856-1932 -- Books and reading
Hornby, Charles Harry St. John -- 1867-1946
Peirce, Harold -- 1856-1932
Note:
Purchase; Wilsey Rare Books; 19950315.
Charles Harry St. John Hornby founded the Ashendene Press in 1894.
Harold Peirce was a noted private press collector from Philadelphia.
In English.
Preferred citation: C.H. St. John Hornby letters : London, England, to Harold Peirce, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1904-1931,
BANC MSS 2011/263, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Type:
Personal correspondence.Physical Description:
print
1 box (.2 linear feet)
Language:
English