Original Leaves from Famous European Books
London: The Folio Society, [n.d., 1961]. Contains an introductory leaf listing the works included and a brief description of each in addition to leaves from twelve different monumental works of European printing from the fifteenth to twentieth centuries, each matted on gray card. Some offsetting from the adhesive that has been used to tip in the plates and the gray card matting. Some individual leaves with light toning and foxing. Overall, a fine set, clean and bright, in a navy blue cloth clamshell case with a gilt-lettered red morocco spine label that is lightly worn with a small bump to the upper front corner, minor chipping to the spine label, and some slight cracking to corners. One of an edition of 100 sets compiled and issued by The Folio Society. Large folio. Item #17296
The contents include leaves from two incunables: St. Augustine: De Civitate Dei (Rome, 1470) and The Nuremberg Chronicle (1492). Also included are leaves from the following important books: The Aldine Dante (Venice, 1502), Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' (Lyons, 1584), Estienne's Herodotus (Geneva, 1592), A Plantin Missal (Antwerp, 1610), The Elzevir 'Sallust' (1634), The Imprimerie Royale'Medailles' (1723), An Ibarra Bible (Madrid, 1767, Genesis 29:18-31:6), Aesop's Fables (Paris, 1769), De Imitatione Christi (Paris, 1788), and Thomson's 'Seasons' (Parma, 1794).
Price: $1,500.00