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Hard Back. Thomas Lowinsky (illustrator). Quarter bound marbled boards Gilt titling to the spine which is slightly sunned Contents clean and bright profusely illustrated Top edge gilt other edges untrimmed Binding tight Previous owners nameplate to the rear paste down Overall good 157pp. book.

Limited Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked quarter-cloth over marble boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Ex-libris copy with bookplate attached; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 156 pages; Physical desc. : 156 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Limited Edition: No. 235 of 1500 copies. Subject: Princesses --Babylon (Extinct city) --Fiction 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

First edition. Small octavo. pp [viii], 157. Eleven full-page black and white illustrations as well as other decorations by Thomas Lowinsky. Quarter parchment with marbled boards. Top edge gilt. One of 1500 numbered copies. At the foot of the title is a small ownership inscription. Very good indeed.

One of 1500 copies printed on Kelmscott handmade paper. Wood engravings by Thomas Lowinsky. Pp. [v], 157, [1]. 8vo., original half white parchment, marbled paper covered boards, spine titled in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, in the original card slipcase with title stamped on side. Very good. Written by Voltaire in 1768, The Princess of Babylon is a philosophical tale in the manner of Candide. The text used here is taken from the 1796 edition published in Glasgow. Lowinsky's charming illustrations were a good fit for the text.