The Fables of Aesop [No. 47 of 60 copies, 2 volumes complete]: as First Printed by William Caxton in 1484 with those of Avian, Alfonso and Poggio. History of the Aesopic Fable [vol.1] & Text and Glossary [vol.2]

Joseph Jacobs [Edited] William Caxton [from Avian, Alfonso & Poggio]

Verlag: David Nutt, London, 1889

Beschreibung

1889 two volume set, limited to sixty copies only of which 50 are for sale, numbered 47 and signed D.Nutt to volume 1 only. Paper-covered boards, black titles to vellum spines, slightly rubbed, with general edge-wear & a few marks to edges of binding. Contemporary previous owner bookplate & shelf-label of F. E. Dinshaw to front pastedown of each volume. Frontispiece from the Bayeux Tapestry to volume 1 and two copies of Aesopvs frontispiece by H. Ryland to volume 2, one in black, the other dark brown. Volume 2 with decorated initials throughout and facsimile woodcuts from the original edition. Small repair to top of spine of volume 1. Free endpapers browned. Text-block tight & sound, square to volume 1, slight lean to volume 2. xix + 283pp / 322pp, collated complete. 25.7cm tall. A fairly heavy pair of volumes ? international orders may incur additional shipping fees. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers VICAREFUL429

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Fables of Aesop [No. 47 of 60 copies, 2 ...

Verlag: David Nutt, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1889

Einband: Quarter Vellum

Illustrator: Henry Ryland

Zustand: Good

Signiert: Signed by Publisher

Auflage: Limited