Three Poems of John Milton

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Creator

John Milton (1608-1674)

Title

Three Poems of John Milton

Coverage

[Hertfordshire]

Publisher

Ashendene Press

Date

1896

Subject

Edition of 50

Description

C.H. St. John Hornby, founder of the Ashendene Press, became inspired by the works of the Daniel Press while a student at Oxford. This edition of Milton in Fell Great Primer is one of ten books Hornby printed in Fell types between 1896 and 1901. In his bibliography, he expressed preference for the “rugged distinction” of the Fell types in comparison to the “more refined and commonly used types of Caslon.”

Source

Gift of C.H. St. John Hornby, 1896

Relation

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