Katharine Adams correspondence : and other material, circa 1898-1960.

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...

Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919

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Charles Fairfax Murray, English artist and art connoisseur. From the guide to the Charles Fairfax Murray manuscript material : 1 item, 1879, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), was born in London but lived a significant portion of his adult life in Italy. He was an artist who did work for John Ruskin, Edward Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris. Murray is sometimes iden...

Morris, May, 1862-1938

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May Morris was the younger daughter of William and Jane Morris. She was a skilled embroiderer, teaching embroidery and running Morris & Co.'s embroidery department. She became an important figure in the Arts & Crafts movement, and joined her father in actively promoting socialism. Her introductions to the twenty-four volume set of Williams Morris's works published between 1910 and 1915 provided fresh details of Morris's career and family life. From the description of May Morr...

Pissarro, Lucien, 1863-1944

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French painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Toulon, to "Cher Ami", 1937 Oct. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872114 From the description of Printed invitations (2) : London, 1892 Aug. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874862 French-British painter. From the description of Autograph manuscript : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872116 ...

Ashendene Press

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Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir, 1863-1952

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Sir Frederic George Kenyon, British paleographer, biblical and classical scholar, and director of the British Museum. From the description of Sir Frederic George Kenyon manuscript material : 2 items, 1902-1907 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 506582796 ...

Norman, Philip, 1842-1931

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Ellis, Frederick Startridge, 1830-1901

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Frederick Startridge Ellis, bookseller and author who was for many years the official buyer for the British Museum. From the description of Frederick Startridge Ellis manuscript material : 1 item, 1886 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 185022282 From the guide to the Frederick Startridge Ellis manuscript material : 2 items, 1886-ca. 1887, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Epithet: bookseller and aut...

Hornby, Charles Harry St. John, 1867-1946

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Ashendene Press, London. From the description of Correspondence, 1909-1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270721515 From the description of Correspondence, 1910-1911. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270721518 Charles Harry St. John Hornby founded the Ashendene Press in 1894. Harold Peirce was a noted private press collector from Philadelphia. From the description of C.H. St. John Hornby letters : London, England, to Harold Peirce...

Daniel, C. Henry (Charles Henry)

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Doves press

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Geoffroy-Dechaume, Charles.

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Charles Geoffroy-Dechaume (1877-1944) was a French artist, born in Paris. He was educated at the Lycée Henry IV and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts where he met Neville Lytton, who became a close friend. In 1907, Geoffroy-Dechaume and his wife, Geneviève, went to live in England near Crabbet Park, the home of Lytton and his wife, Judith. Although exempt from military service, Geoffroy-Dechaume returned to France in 1914 to join the army as a volunteer. He was wounded in his first engagement which ...

Cockerell, Douglas.

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Epithet: bookbinder British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000141 English bookbinder. Full name: Douglas Bennett Cockerell. Born 1870; died 1945. From the description of Douglas Bennett Cockerell papers, 1939-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 144796422 ...

Griggs, Frederick Landseer Maur, 1876-1938

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Gere, Charles M. (Charles March), 1869-1957

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Cobden-Sanderson, T. J. (Thomas James), 1840-1922

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T.J. Cobden-Sanderson was an English bookbinder, associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. Born in Northumberland, his family travelled extensively; he attended Cambridge, but did not take a degree. His intellectual gifts seemed to fill him with despair, and he read constantly, and was often depressed. He eventually became a barrister in London, where he made several important friends, notably William Morris, who introduced him to Annie Cobden; Sanderson and Annie married, and he changed his...

Walker, Emery, 1851-1933

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English typographer and antiquarian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Rome, to Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, 1903 Oct. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270586295 Walker was born on Apr. 2, 1851 in Paddington, London, England; attended St. Mark's College, Chelsea, and at age 14 began a succession of laborious occupations; met Alfred Dawson who had perfected a form of etching known as glyptography; joined him in 1873 at the Typographic Etching Co.; in 1886, Walk...

Adams, Katharine, 1862-1952

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Katharine Adams Webb (1862-1952) was an English bookbinder. Largely self-trained, Adams enjoyed the patronage of several private presses, including the Doves Press, the Ashendene Press, and the Kelmscott Press. Her most significant works date from the first quarter of the 20th century, although she continued to bind books until her death. From the description of Katharine Adams correspondence : and other material, circa 1898-1960. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record...

Prideaux, S. T. (Sarah Treverbian)

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English bookbinder. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : London, to Thomas B. Mosher, 1900 Nov. 30 and Dec. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270905696 Sarah Treverbian Prideaux (1853-1933) is regarded as the first British woman bookbinder. She was also a teacher, writer, and collector of fine bindings. One of her pupils was bookbinder Katharine Adams. From the description of S.T. Prideaux correspondence : and other material, 1894-1909. (Univer...

Charrington, John, 1856-1939

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Epithet: bibliophile British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x0003ae ...

Anderson, Mary, 1859-1940

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Shakespearean actress. From the description of Mary Anderson : miscellaneous papers, 1898-1936 bulk (1898-1904). (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46719324 British actress. From the description of Letters : Broadway, [England], to Laurence Housman, 1902 Apr. 5 and 1934 July 17. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 25311111 American stage actress. Mary Anderson is the stage name of Mary Anderson De Navarro. From the des...