loftus hare william caxton (1 Ergebnisse)

Quarto, twelve pages. Unbound. In original grey printed wraps, with facsimile portrait of Caxton laid down on front cover as part of design. Stitched. Lightly aged and worn, and a little loose. A handsome production, with five full-page facsimiles of pages from the book, and three other illustrations (including duplicate of that on front wrap). Large plate of charcoal drawing, captioned 'A view of the facade of 16 & 17 Pall Mall as seen from the Athenaeum', laid down inside back wrap. The essay is divided into: Bibliographical Particulars; Literary History; Jean de Gallopes; The Bonaventure-Gallopes; The Bedford-Gallopes; The Laval-Gallopes; The Verad-Gallopes; John Lydgate; "The Life of our Lady"; Conclusions.