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Published by Gerald Howe, 1926
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Boards may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.
Hardcover. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. Robert Austin (illustrator). 1st Edition. x + 150 + [2] pp. Grey-beige cloth, red titles and rules. A few tiny spots (coffee??) near bottom of fore-edge, o/w clean and fresh. A bit of a publishing mystery here: Title page states "Oxford University Press, American Branch:New York", and gives the publisher as Gerald Howe of Soho Square, London. The colophon at the back states "First Edition of the Examples of San Bernardino of Siena rendered into English with an Introduction by Ada Harrison and illustrated by Robert Austin: 1050 copies on Antique Laid Paper and 105 copies on Handmade Paper Printed in the Poliphilus Fount by Walter Lewis M.A. at the Cambridge University Press M D C C C C X X V I" This is one of the 1050 copies on laid paper.
Published by Gerald Howe, 1926
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Bound in cream coloured cloth, in original dustjacket, tear to dustjacket at very top of spine, crease to bottom left-hand corner of spine, some dust-staining to dustjacket, tear to illustration opp title page, un-cut paper, in protective plastic cover.