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| Title | The book of wisdom and lies [a Georgian story-book of the eighteenth century, tr., with notes, by Oliver Wardrop |
| Detail Depicted | Printing -- Page design (Table of Contents, p. v) |
| Uniform Title | Sibrzne sic'ruisa. English. |
| Creator/Author | Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani [Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba, 1658-1725] |
| Publisher | Kelmscott Press |
| Place of Publication | Hammersmith [England--London] |
| Date of Publication | 1894 |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Tales
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| Genre Heading | Printed books--1801-1900 (19th century)
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| Bibliographic Elements | xvi, 256 p. 22 cm. (8vo) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Printer | Kelmscott Press |
| Image Production Process | Relief prints--Wood engravings
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| Binding | Bound in limp vellum with reddish-brown silk ties as issued.
Stamped in gold on spine in reduced Golden type: THE BOOK OF WISDOM AND LIES. |
| General Notes | Signatures: [a][superscript 10] b-r[susperscript 8] [$2 (-[a]1, 2) signed]; 138 leaves, pp. [2] [i] ii-xvi [2] [1] 2-256.
Golden type.
Borders 4a and 4; six-line initials; footnotes, chapter titles, and shoulder notes in red.
Colophon: HERE endeth The Book of Wisdom & Lies, a Georgian Story-book of the eighteenth century, by Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani: translated, with notes, by Oliver Wardrop. Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, 14 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the County of Middlesex; & finished on the 29th day of September, 1894. [printer's mark I] Sold by Bernard Quaritch, 15 Piccadilly, W.
UW copy has some uncut foredges. |
| Previous Owners | E. C. Crawshaw [Bookplate] |
| References | Peterson A28 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Books 894.9621 Sa95b |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003 |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
