A SELECTION OF 23 ITEMS FROM THE DOVES PRESS, OFFERED AS A COLLECTION by (DOVES PRESS - EPHEMERA) - 1902-16

Hammersmith: Doves Press, 1902-16. Most 235 x 188 mm. (9 1/4 x 6 1/2").
Unbound, as issued.

A LIST OF BOOKS PRINTED & IN PREPARATION BY T. J. COBDEN-SANDERSON & EMERY WALKER AT THE DOVES PRESS. (NO. 3). (March 1902) 4 pp. Tidcombe DPE-20. Faint vertical crease, mild soiling, lightly browned from contact with acidic folder, but a very good, crisp copy.

PROOF COPY OF THE HAMMERSMITH PUBLISHING SOCIETY. LIST (NUMBER 3) OF PUBLICATIONS. (November 1905) [1] leaf. With editor's comments and corrections written in red ink. Not in Tidcombe. Faint horizontal and vertical creases, lightly browned from contact with acidic folder, otherwise excellent

LIST 5 OF BOOKS PRINTED & IN PREPARATION BY T. J. COBDEN-SANDERSON & EMERY WALKER AT THE DOVES PRESS. (April 1906) [2] leaves. Tidcombe DPE-16. Small marginal printer's smudge, faint creasing, minor dust soiling to blank rear page, otherwise very good.

NOTICE. TO BE PUBLISHED IN JUNE. MEN & WOMEN BY ROBT. BROWNING. (May 1908) [1] leaf. Tidcombe DPE-20. Lightly browned from contact with acidic folder, otherwise excellent.

ORDER FORM FOR MEN & WOMEN. (May 1908) [1] leaf. Tidcombe DPE-21. Two copies. One with faint vertical crease, light browning from contact with acidic folder; the other with faint vertical crease and two corner creases, otherwise clean, fresh, and bright.

CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ OF BOOKS PRINTED & PUBLISHED AT THE DOVES PRESS. (May 1908) 8 pp. Tidcombe DPE-22. Three copies. One with minor corner creases, a few faint marginal stains, otherwise very good, clean and bright; another with once faint corner crease, otherwise a fine copy, clean, crisp, and bright; the third with one-inch ink stain to text on last page, minor browning to first and last page, light vertical crease, but still a good copy.

PROOF COPY OF "PERVIGILIM VENERIS," DIFFERING BOTH IN TEXT OF COLOPHON AND IN FORMAT FROM PUBLISHED EDITION. (November 1910) 8 pp. A proof printed on inferior paper, folded and uncut. With pencilled editor's notes. A UNIQUE COPY, not in Tidcombe. Mild browning (due to paper stock), four vertical creases, otherwise excellent.

THE DOVES PRESS . . . MARCH 1911 IN PREPARATION. [2] leaves, printed in red and black. Tidcombe DPE-44. Three copies. One with mild browning from contact with acidic folder, horizontal crease with short tear at fore-edge, otherwise very good; another with date "23. Mar. 1911" written in ink at head of first page. Minor horizontal crease, small patch of foxing to tail margin of last page, otherwise very good; the third an excellent copy, clean, fresh, and bright with negligible imperfections.

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION [for "A DECADE OF YEARS" and other works]. (November 1911) [4] pp. Printed in red and black. Tidcombe DPE-47. Two copies, both with minor browning or foxing, otherwise very good.

LIST OF BOOKS IN PREPARATION BY MR. COBDEN-SANDERSON AT THE DOVES PRESS 1911-1912. [4] pp. Printed in red and black. Tidcombe DPE-46. Mild browning from contact with acidic folder, otherwise excellent.

THE DOVES PRESS. TORQUATO TASSO. (January 1913) [4] pp. Printed in red and black. Tidcombe DPE-57. Water damage to top two inches, with some blurring of red ink and discoloration, minor foxing, second leaf with vertical crease.

ON A PASSAGE IN "JULIUS CAESAR." A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE EDITOR OF "THE TIMES." (January 17 1913) [4] pp. With its original printed brown wrapper. Tidcombe DPL-4. Small smudge to front of wrapper, otherwise fine.

CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ OF BOOKS PRINTED & PROJECTED AT THE DOVES PRESS, 1900-1915. (1914) 14, [2] pp. Proof copy before addition of red. Tidcombe DPE-61. A sprinkle of foxing to head margin of front page, mild vertical crease, otherwise a fine, fresh copy, clean and bright.

DOVES PRESS [ANNOUNCEMENT] APRIL 1915. [4] pp. Tidcombe DPE-65. A bit of foxing and light browning to fore margin of front leaf, minor vertical crease, otherwise a very good copy.

DOVES PRESS [ANNOUNCEMENT] OCTOBER 1915. [4] pp. Tidcombe DPE-67. A little browning to edge, mild vertical crease, last page with small stain and smudges to head margin, otherwise very good.

DOVES PRESS [ANNOUNCEMENT] MARCH. (1916) [4] pp. Tidcombe DPE-68. Mild vertical crease, otherwise a fine copy.

DOVES PRESS [ANNOUNCEMENT] JUNE. (1916) [4] pp. Announcing the final publications of the press. Tidcombe DPE-70. Second page with dark brown stain just to tip of fore-edge, minor marginal foxing or dust soiling, otherwise excellent..