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The last days of Pompeii: PB 220-2003

Object information

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Titles

The last days of Pompeii

Maker(s)

Author: Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
Contributor: Johnson, Edgar
Illustrator: Craemer, Kurt
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Designer: Mardersteig, Giovanni
Printer: Officina Bodoni

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Description

By Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, with an introduction by Edgar Johnson, illustrations by Kurt Craemer

Xx, [1], 512, [4]p : ill ; 29cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1956

Note

Limited edition of 1500 of which the Museum has copy number "J.D.", signed by Giovanni Mardersteig and Kurt Craemer. Bound in light grey linen with pattern in dark grey, spine stamped in red and gold. Issued in slipcase (grey paper over card).

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Illustrations

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 220-2003
Primary reference Number: 95637
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The last days of Pompeii" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/95637 Accessed: 2024-03-28 21:54:14

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