The William Morris Manuscript of The Odes of Horace
Author:
MORRIS, WILLIAM & WILMER, CLIVE (Commentary) & GLADSTONE, W. E. (Trans)
Title:
The William Morris Manuscript of The Odes of Horace
Publisher:
The Folio Society 2014
Description:
#619 OF A NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION OF 980, octavo sized book presented in a quarto sized clam shell presentation case, enclosed is the quarto sized commentary & translation, The Odes of Horace text is fully leather bound with raised bands & gilt lettering to spine, each of the 183pp are beautifully illustrated and/or decorated, the insert in which it sits is maroon velvet & has beautiful gilt decoration in its surroundings, the quarto sized accompanying commentary & translation sits atop the presentation text nicely and is of deep green heavy boards with gilt lettering to the front board, it also has a frontispiece & 63pp. With the exception of the clam shell case, both text & commentary are in Near FINE condition. The deep green clam shell case is with gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & silver gilt decoration to front board & in VG+ condition (light chafing & soiling to case only) A truly magnificant addition to anyone's bookcase!
Keywords:
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