A Decade of Years Poems.1798-1807.

[DOVES PRESS]; WORDSWORTH, William.

Published by London Hammersmith The Doves Press, 1911

About this Item

One of 200 copies on paper, presentation copy from Cobden-Sanderson; small 4to; printed in red & black; original limp vellum lettered in gilt to spine, a fine example. Inscribed on front free end paper: 'To Mr Mason/ with the compliments/ of the printer C-S, Nov, 1911'. J.H. Mason (1875-1951), the chief compositor of the Doves Press. After establishing the Doves Bindery in 1893, Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson partnered with Emery Walker to found the Doves Press in 1901. Alongside the Kelmscott, Ashendene and Vale presses it is considered one of the cornerstones of the Golden Age of Private Press, drawing heavily on the spirit of the Arts & Crafts Movement that flowered at the turn of the century. The two partners, along with Sydney Cockerell, created type based on Nicolas Jenson's Roman type (1470s), named the 'Doves Type.' Unfortunately the relationship between the two partners deteriorated, resulting in said type being famously dumped in the Thames, where it languished until 2014, when it was rescued and subsequently digitalised. Tidcombe DP25.

Seller Inventory # 104372

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Decade of Years Poems.1798-1807.
• Publisher: London Hammersmith The Doves Press
• Publication Date: 1911
• Binding: Hardcover
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)