[Rarebooks] fs: Special on Fine Press / ABAA Benevolent Fund

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

Here's the deal- we have this book listed at $150, and will sell it for 
$100, a 33% discount, IF the buyer will send $20.00 to the ABAA Benevolent 
Fund, a contribution we will match.

So, you pay us $100 and send an extra $20 to the Benevolent Fund (so you 
are spending a total of $120) and we will match your contribution and send 
$20 to the Benevolent Fund ourselves.

I hope that's clear; if not, please ask me to try to make it clearer. See 
the bottom of this email for details about the ABAA Benevolent Fund.

Here's the book-

Andrews, William Loring. THE HEAVENLY JERUSALEM. A MEDIAEVAL SONG OF THE 
JOYS OF THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT, WITH ANNOTATIONS BY WILLIAM LORING ANDREWS.

New York; Charles Scribner's Sons:1908.
Printed at The Gilliss Press in an edition of 120 copies on Arches 
hand-made paper; an additional 27 copies were printed on Imperial Japan 
paper and five on French Japan paper. This is one of 120 on Arches.

In part a reprinting of William Prime's 1865 pamphlet on the Mediaeval hymn 
"Heavenly Jerusalem", in part a discussion of Andrews' study of this book 
and the even scarcer volume on the subject by the Rev. Horatius Bonar. This 
volume is beautifully printed in red and black with decorative initial 
letters in red and blue. A beautiful book, whether you want it as a 
bibliographical study or an example of fine printing.

Hardcover.  6"x9", xviii + 78 pages; the illustrations consist of a 
photogravure reproduction of a 1619 title page; two engraved pages, 
including the title page for this volume, designed and engraved by Sidney 
L. Smith; a photogravure reproduction of a 15th century ms leaf printed in 
brown and red with silver and blue highlighting; b&w illustrations of a 
woodcut and a hymnal page. Gilt-stamped paper covers over cards; a very 
nice, clean copy with the exception of the spine which is clean but has 
been torn and re-glued in several places; in the process the spine letters 
"Jeru" have been obscured; there are slight cracks along the outer hinges. 
[28148] $150.00



---------THE ABAA BOOKSELLER'S BENEVOLENT FUND-----------

The Bookseller's Benevolent Fund, run by the Antiquarian Bookseller's 
Association of America, is a non-profit charity fund established by the 
ABAA in 1952 to benefit any bookseller (whether an ABAA member or not -most 
are not) in time of personal need. The Fund has given out more money than 
it has taken in this year, and is at its lowest point in several years.

The address is-

Antiquarian Booksellers' Benevolent Fund
c/o Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America
20 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036-6604

It's a worthy cause- anyone else who is thinking of giving back a little 
this Holiday Season, please know that all contributions are welcome and 
appreciated.

-Forrest


JOSLIN HALL RARE BOOKS, ABAA
Fine books of the 16th-20th centuries
Post Office Box 516, Concord, Massachusetts 01742 USA
telephone (617) 492-5367

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