THE ASHLEY LIBRARY. A list of Books printed for Private Circulation.
Pp. 18+[2](blank), 2 full page illustrations; demy 12mo; blue paper wrappers, stabbed and tied, upper wrapper lettered in black, large Ashley Library device in black at centre of lower wrapper, the edges a trifle rubbed, with a few small chips to top edge of lower wrapper and a couple of tiny surface grazes near fore-edge of same; uncut; leaves lightly browned, some light foxing (mainly on outer leaves); printed for private circulation, London, 1895. First edition. Todd 416b. *Wise's second list of his productions: 19 items of 'Shelleyana,' 25 other printings, and three works 'in preparation'. A printed note on the title pager verso states: 'The following list is printed as a Record, not by way of Advertisement. Books printed in short numbers for private circulation become so rapidly and entirely absorbed, that it is exceedingly difficult to obtain information regarding them when such is required for bibliographical or other purposes. Hence the necessity for the present Catalogue'. However, Todd suggests the Ashely Library lists were 'designed to advertise what was then available, for a consideration, to interested bibliophiles' [Todd (Various Extraordinary Books), p. 11]. Item #157601
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