Lawrence smith dulcie translator (2 risultati)

[Illustrated Chantefable] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED. Quarto (26 x 21cm), pp.[4] 69 [1]. With 17 illustrated plates by Eileen Lawrence Smith, including a colour frontispiece and two further colour plates, each mounted on card with a tissue-guard. Publisher's quarter vellum, with gilt titles to spine, blue paper over boards, and gilt titles to upper. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Black ink gift inscription to the fly-leaf dated March 1915, possibly from the translator, but unverified. Light occasional spotting throughout, with some offsetting to endpapers, otherwise internally clean. Moderate toning to spine; just starting to lower joint, but holding firm. Light general wear to binding. Very good.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Full crushed morocco, 10 iches tall. A splendid copy bound by Bumpus with raised bands, titles, elegant gilt tooling to the spine and boards. Wide dentelles and all edges gilt. With full page illustrations in colour and black and white. The spine has been somewhat faded by the sun but still an exceptionally attractive copy in otherwise pristine condition. A fine interpretation of this 12th century French romance.…