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Alexander Moring Ltd. The De La More Press London. 21 letterpress bookmarks each with vignette and poem in book with counterfoil for lending out.
ref. 16022Alexander Moring Ltd. The De La More Press 10 Clifford St. Bond St. W.1. London. Undated 1920s or 1930s. The 21 bookmarks measuring 23.5 x 6.5 cm including counterfoil are tied with string in a book with plain dark blue wraps. In good condition lightly aged. Crisp letterpress printing on good thick wove paper. The intention is for the book mark to act as a sort of ticket so that the lender can retain details of lendings on the counterfoil. An evocative artefact from the age of the book and still suitable as an attractive gift. Front of bookmark with vignette of an open book headed 'BOOK-MARK' with poem: 'If to a friend This book I lend 'Tis easy to discern it For when perused And kindly used He hastens to return it.' Form at foot for 'Lender's Name' and date. On reverse: 'Copyright Alexander Moring Ltd. The De La More Press 10 Clifford St. New Bond St. W.1 Supplied in books of 12 24 and 50 with counterfoil.' Counterfoil with Title; Borrower; Date lent; Date returned. Two counterfoils without tickets precede the 21 uncompleted bookmarks/counterfoils one made out on 10 October 1974. The De La More Press was active between 1900 and 1950. This item has a 1920s or 1930s feel. See Image Alexander Moring Ltd., The De La More Press, 10 Clifford St., Bond St., W.1. [London.] Undated [1920s or 1930s]. paperback
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