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GRABHORN PRESS
MAUNDEVILE, SIR JOHN. The voiage and travaile of Sir John Maundevile Kt. which treateth of the way to Hierusalem, and of marvayles of Inde, with other ilands and countryes. New York: The Grabhorn Press for Random House, 1928. One of 150 copies, this number 105. The issue binding of half brown niger and Philippine mahogany boards, with blindstamped spine title. 14 1/4 inches (36 cm), all edges plain. Seven blank leaves, [i-iv], [1]-156 pp., [157] with the colophon, verso blank, 8 blank leaves; thirty-four decorative initials hand-illuminated in red, gold and blue, hand-drawn paragraph marks, and 31 additional text illustrations by Valenti Angelo. Trifling wear to lower corners of boards.
The publisher's note is laid in. Grabhorn Bibliography I, 107.
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GRABHORN PRESS
MAUNDEVILE, SIR JOHN. The voiage and travaile of Sir John Maundevile Kt. which treateth of the way to Hierusalem, and of marvayles of Inde, with other ilands and countryes. New York: The Grabhorn Press for Random House, 1928. One of 150 copies, this number 105. The issue binding of half brown niger and Philippine mahogany boards, with blindstamped spine title. 14 1/4 inches (36 cm), all edges plain. Seven blank leaves, [i-iv], [1]-156 pp., [157] with the colophon, verso blank, 8 blank leaves; thirty-four decorative initials hand-illuminated in red, gold and blue, hand-drawn paragraph marks, and 31 additional text illustrations by Valenti Angelo. Trifling wear to lower corners of boards.
The publisher's note is laid in. Grabhorn Bibliography I, 107.
Auction: Books and Prints, Apr 30, 2008
