Aucassin & Nicolete
East Aurora, New York: Roycrofters, 1899. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 91 (2)pp. Original green suede leather with embossed, stamped ornamentation and gilt lettering on cover. Red satin inside covers. Illustrated title page. Decorative initials. Historiated head pieces and decorative end piece. Title page, initials and head pieces hand colored. Medieval French chantefable, a combination of prose and verse, translated into English by Andrew Lang printed on handmade paper. Pages uncut at bottom, partly at foredge. Suede sunned with stain at top of front cover. Suede with light fraying at top front foredge and head of spine. Starting at back free endpaper. Binding in overall fair, interior in very good condition. fair to vg. Item #41476
Price: $45.00