May 1908 · Hammersmith
by (DOVES PRESS)
Hammersmith: Doves Press, May 1908. Second Printing, updated. 237 x 170 mm. (9 3/8 x 6 3/4"). 7, [1] pp.
Unbound, as issued. Sold-out titles marked with an asterisk. Tidcombe DPE22. Crease down the center, otherwise fine.
This pamphlet represents an update of the 1908 list, which was the first significant Doves catalogue to appear, our later version indicating with asterisks which books included in the original have been sold out. The contents are otherwise identical: in addition to listing the first 13 books issued by the press, this work includes remarks by Cobden-Sanderson about his approach, emphasis, and motivation. He begins by saying that his press was founded in 1900 "to attack the problem of pure typography, . . . keeping always in view the principle laid down in 'The Book Beautiful' that 'the whole duty of typography is to communicate to the imagination, without loss by the way, the thought or image intended to be conveyed by the author.'" The lovely Doves typeface stands out on the bright, clean paper here, and the unbound pamphlet has happily survived in fine condition. This item is seldom found in the present unbound state.. (Inventory #: ST20234-12)
Unbound, as issued. Sold-out titles marked with an asterisk. Tidcombe DPE22. Crease down the center, otherwise fine.
This pamphlet represents an update of the 1908 list, which was the first significant Doves catalogue to appear, our later version indicating with asterisks which books included in the original have been sold out. The contents are otherwise identical: in addition to listing the first 13 books issued by the press, this work includes remarks by Cobden-Sanderson about his approach, emphasis, and motivation. He begins by saying that his press was founded in 1900 "to attack the problem of pure typography, . . . keeping always in view the principle laid down in 'The Book Beautiful' that 'the whole duty of typography is to communicate to the imagination, without loss by the way, the thought or image intended to be conveyed by the author.'" The lovely Doves typeface stands out on the bright, clean paper here, and the unbound pamphlet has happily survived in fine condition. This item is seldom found in the present unbound state.. (Inventory #: ST20234-12)
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