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Benito Cereno: PB 1926.2

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Titles

Benito Cereno

Maker(s)

Author: Melville, Herman
Illustrator: Kauffer, Edward McKnight
Publisher: Nonesuch Press
Printer: Curwen Press

Categories

Description

By Herman Melville ; with pictures by E. McKnight Kauffer.

122,[2],p, [7] leaves of plates : ill. (col) ; 31cm.

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1944-05-26) by Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert, Sir, Bart

Dating

Production date: AD 1926

Note

"The text ... is reproduced from that of the first (1856) edition of "The Piazza Tales". It is printed in the Walbaum type with the pictures hand-coloured through stencils at the Curwen Press upon Van Gelder paper. This is no. [in ms] 1410 of 1650 copies printed ..."--colophon Binding: red cloth, gold stamped with title on spine.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 1926.2
Primary reference Number: 98753

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 June 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

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