Description: Laurence Housman’s “Of Aucassin And Nicolette”Translation In Prose 1st ed 1925, Limited and Signed HOUSMAN, Laurence. Of Aucassin And Nicolette A Translation In Prose And Verse From The Old French Together With Amabel And Amoris. London: Chatto & Windus: 1925. First edition. Limited to 160 copies of this edition has been printed on Batchelor’s Kelmscott handmade paper of which this is copy number 62, signed by both Housman and Woodroffe. First edition. Octavo. 106 pp. Beautifully illustrated with black and white illustrations by Paul Woodroffe throughout. Measures 22.5 x 15.5 cm. Limited edition, no. 62, signed by Housman and Woodroffe on Kelmscott hand-made paper. Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press. Drawing by Paul Woodroffe engraved on wood by Clemence Housman. An early 13th-century French chantefable (a story told in alternating sections of verse and prose, the former sung, the latter recited). Yapp edges front and rear, rubbing to backstrip head. Orig. beige cloth spine and original gray drab boards, paper spine label and yapp edges. Very good or better copy beautifully illustrated.
Price: 250 USD
Location: North Hollywood, California
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Illustrator: Woodroffe, Paul
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Housman, Lawrence
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Topic: Literature
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1925
Original/Facsimile: Original
