Title:
C.H. St. John Hornby letters: London, England, to Harold Peirce, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1904-1931
Charles 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-pa
Hornby, Charles Harry St. John -- 1867-1946 -- Correspondence
Peirce, Harold -- 1856-1932 -- Correspondence
Peirce, Harold -- 1856-1932 -- Books and reading
Ashendene Press.
Private presses -- England
Fine books -- England
Book collectors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Note:
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.
Purchase; Wilsey Rare Books; 19950315.
In English.
Charles Harry St. John Hornby founded the Ashendene Press in 1894.
Harold Peirce was a noted private press collector from Philadelphia.
Physical Description:
print
1 box (0.2 linear feet)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 2011/263 box 1
Origin:
England