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[Ashendene Press, printer.]

I Fioretti del Glorioso Poverello di Christo S. Francesco di Assisi.

Chelsea: The Ashendene Press, 1922 8vo. Original vellum gilt with green silk ties. 53 (not 54, as stated in the prospectus, an error corrected in Hornby’s Bibliography) woodcut illustrations from drawings by Charles M. Gere, initials designed by Graily Hewitt printed in red and blue. A very fine copy with the original prospectus laid in. Limited to 240 copies (plus 12 on vellum), a fine example of The Ashendene press with beautiful woodcut illustrations. Hornby: XXXI

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