Quarto (10-1/2 x 7-1/4 in.). One of 470 unnumbered large paper copies.
Quarter purple blind-rolled leather, gilt lettering on spine, over original
burgundy buckram covers, top edges trimmed, others uncut. Collates 323 pp.:
[4], 1, i-lx, 1-256, [2]. Top portions of original cover buckram slightly
faded; leather fine. Overall a very good copy, internally fine, in an attractive
binding. The full-page black-and-white illustrations by Hugh Thompson are
on rectos only; in addition, he supplied numerous chapter headings and tailpieces,
decorative opening initials and in-text illustrations.
Price: $100
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