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<dl><dd>"'Vale publications.' [Eragny Press device] This books has been printed in 1894, by Lucien Pissarro at his press in Epping (Essex.)"--Colophon</dd>
<dd>The first book printed at the Eragny Press. "Vale publications" is so called after the house of C.S. Ricketts, who shortly thereafter founded the Vale Press and likewise marketed his books through John Lane; on the association of the two presses see R. Cave, The private press (2nd ed., 1983), p. 116-117</dd>
<dd>"The issue is strictly limited to one hundred and fifty copies, of which one hundred and twenty are for sale, this is no. ..."--Prelim. p. [1]</dd>
<dd>Text hand-written and printed from process relief plates; wood-engraved illustrations. Printed on double leaves. Bound as issued in limp vellum, with iris vignette in gold on front cover</dd>
<dd>Tomkinson, G.S. Modern presses</dd>
<dd>Franklin, C. Private presses (2nd ed.)</dd>
<dd>Library has copy no. 79</dd></dl><br>Subjects:</div>
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<dl><dd>Rust, Margaret</dd>
<dd>Pissarro, Lucien, 1863-1944</dd>
<dd>Eragny Press</dd></dl></div>
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