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Little Journeys. To the Homes of the Great. Elbert Hubbard. Memorial Edition. Vol. VII. Eminent Orators. Printed and made into a Book by The Roycrofters, who are in East Aurora, Erie County, New York. Wm. H. Wise & Co., New York. 1916. 418 p, 8.25 x 6", 8vo. In fair condition. Embossed leather boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine scuffed. Front hinge split at head. Gilt lettering on spine chipped & dulled, but legible. Top edge of text-block gilt; fore-edge deckled. Worming found at top corner of front board & end-page. Front gutter split at title page, cording exposed. Some page numbers throughout text-block have been circled with blue ink. Leaf containing pages 63-4 exhibits tear at fore-edge. Light toning throughout text-block. Binding intact. Please see photos. Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) was the founder of Roycroft, an Arts and Crafts community in East Aurora, New York, 1885. The organization called itself either “ The Roycrofters” or “ The Roycroft Shops, ” and they printed, not only magazines, but also handsome, sometimes eccentric, books printed on handmade paper and bound finely. The group also operated a furniture shop, and a shop dedicated to producing modeled leather and hammered copper goods. The Roycroft Shops became a site for meetings and conventions of radicals, freethinkers, reformers, and suffragists. Hubbard, himself, became a popular lecturer at these meetings, and championed for socialist governments and free thinking. This single volume (Volume 7) is from the Fourteen Volume Set Of Little Journeys To The Homes Of The Great, By Elbert Hubbard , Memorial Edition 1916. These Books Were Printed By The Roycrofters And Published By William H. Wise & Co., New York. RAREA1916ABCQ - 07/24 - HK1866 RAREA1916ABCQ - 08/25 - HKREV1198
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