[Ashendene Press] I Fioretti del Glorioso Poverello di Cristo S. Francesco di Assisi Drop 3 " Minnie contracted typhoid fever

" Minnie contracted typhoid fever in 1901 and died that fall

and The Art of the Book (1914)

The double-spread title-page is within Kelmscott-style borders

surrounding a diapered design of gilt flowers and dots

from 1905 to 1914

[Ashendene Press] I Fioretti del Glorioso Poverello di Cristo S. Francesco di Assisi Drop 3 " Minnie contracted typhoid fever[Saint Francis of Assisi]. I Fioretti del Glorioso Poverello di Cristo S. Francesco di Assisi. Chelsea: Ashendene Press, 1922. One of 240 copies printed on paper (and 12 on vellum). Original limp vellum with yapped edge and green silk ties. Woodcuts by Charles Gere after W. H. Hooper, cut by J. B. Swain. Printed in Subiaco type in red, blue and black, with initials designed by Graily Hewitt. Measures approx. 6. 25" x 8. 75". Some marks and browning to