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Of Aucassin and Nicolette. A translation in prose and verse from the old French together with Amabel and Amoris (Signed Limited Edition)
by Housman, Laurence
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Paul Woodroffe. 8vo. Pp. 106. Original holland cloth spine strip over grey/blue paper covered boards with printed paper title to the spine. Spare label tipped in at end. The boards a little scuffed, worn at the corners and the edges yellowed. Spine sunned, with light wear to the cloth at the head an foot. Clean and bright throughout and the binding tight and square. Printed at The Shakespeare Head Press in this edition in 1925 and limited to 160 copies, of which this is no. 85, signed by illustrator, Paul Woodroffe and the designer, Laurence Housman. Printed on fine Batchelor's Kelmscott hand-made paper. Woodroffe's illustrations engraved on wood by Clemence Housman.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45916
- Title
- Of Aucassin and Nicolette. A translation in prose and verse from the old French together with Amabel and Amoris (Signed Limited Edition)
- Author
- Housman, Laurence
- Illustrator
- Paul Woodroffe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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