173. [USA - Cornhill Press]

DILKE, Emilia Francis

The shrine of death and the shrine of love.

Boston, (printed from types by Thomas Maitland Cleland at the Cornhill Press, January) 1901

8vo (some ff. unopened).

Publisher's binding: half beige cloth, grey paper on boards, red stamped title on front cover, flat spine (black stain on lower cover). Uncut copy.

Work in neat typography illustrated with 2 nice full-page woodcuts framed in an ornamental border, opposing text page also framed in the same border, and with 2 large orn. red initials. Edition limited to 290 copies (n. 66 written in red ink).
The Cornhill Press was established in 1900 in Boston by the American book designer and painter Thomas Maitland Cleland (1880-1964), the Cornhill Press being named after the street where he lived. Because of financial issues, the press ceased activity in 1901 and only published 3 books under the imprint of "Cornhill Press". Cleland had already published two works in New York in 1898/9 but without the imprint of "Cornhill Press". Cleland began his career as a book designer for the Caslon Press and created titles for the Merrymount Press. He was later (1907-1908) the Art Director of McClure's Magazine and was hired by Art Director Henry Luce to design Fortune magazine.
Ref. Ransom, Cornhill Press, 3.

€ 200 / 250

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