The Odes and Sonnets of Garcilaso de la Vega.
AQUILA PRESS.; VEGA (Garcilaso de la).
English verse rendering by James Cleugh. One of only 10 copies printed on vellum (this no.1). Printed in Linotype Estienne Old Face type. Printed by George W. Jones at The Sign of the Dolphin. Sm. 4to., original limp vellum, green silk ties, lettered in g 1930
The first use of Linotype Estienne in Britain and a successful one.
The Aquila Press was set up by James Cleugh, the translator of this publication, Frederick Hallis and Alex Keiller and was "established with the principal object of producing literary works of high merit not otherwise easily accessible". It was a short-lived press but did go some way to achieving its aim.
Ransom p.201.
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