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Thomas Cobden-Sanderson: The ideal book

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8456

Scope and Contents

'The ideal book or book beautiful: a tract on caligraphy, printing, and illustration', a copy by Edward Johnston commissioned by the author. On the flyleaf is the signaure of Cobden-Sanderson and the inscription 'To Greta Johnston. In memory of a friendship. A. C-S. July 1924'. There are sixteen lines of verse by Johnston at the end of the volume. The book is accompanied by a letter from Miss Bridget Johnston to Geoffrey Keynes, 11 January 1946, and another from 'John' to Keynes, 16 October 1972. There is also an extract from the sale catalogue of Christie's, New York, May 1989, relating to another copy of the tract, made by Johnston.

Dates

  • Creation: 1900

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from the library of Sir Geoffrey Keynes, 1982.

Related Materials

Cambridge University Library holds doodles by Edward Johnston, MS.Add.8475.

Bibliography

The collection is no. 24 in Sir Geoffrey Keynes, Bibliotheca bibliographici (London, 1964), p. 5.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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