ANGELO, VALENTI, illustrator . GRABHORN PRINTING. AESOP. The Subtyl Historyes and Fables of Esope, San Francisco, 1930, 8vo, original red crushed morocco, spine gilt-lettered, uncut, edges slightly browned, light marginal foxing to first gathering, green cloth folding box (scuffed) , LIMITED EDITION, NO. 22 OF 25 SPECIAL COPIES WITH HAND-DRAWN INITIALS from the edition of 200, title-page vignette and six head-pieces drawn and hand-colored in blue, red and gold by Valenti Angelo, this special issue with an extra marginal illuminated ornament at the foot of p. 3, numerous hand-drawn initials in red ink, and hand-colored paragraph marks in red and blue. Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press I , 142. Inscribed under manuscript limitation on front blank: "One of a special edition of 25 copies especially illuminated by Valenti Angelo for Stuart Schimmel with best wishes"; autograph letter signed from Valenti Angelo dated Jan. 28 1963, loosely inserted.
ANGELO, VALENTI, illustrator . GRABHORN PRINTING. AESOP. The Subtyl Historyes and Fables of Esope, San Francisco, 1930, 8vo, original red crushed morocco, spine gilt-lettered, uncut, edges slightly browned, light marginal foxing to first gathering, green cloth folding box (scuffed) , LIMITED EDITION, NO. 22 OF 25 SPECIAL COPIES WITH HAND-DRAWN INITIALS from the edition of 200, title-page vignette and six head-pieces drawn and hand-colored in blue, red and gold by Valenti Angelo, this special issue with an extra marginal illuminated ornament at the foot of p. 3, numerous hand-drawn initials in red ink, and hand-colored paragraph marks in red and blue. Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press I , 142. Inscribed under manuscript limitation on front blank: "One of a special edition of 25 copies especially illuminated by Valenti Angelo for Stuart Schimmel with best wishes"; autograph letter signed from Valenti Angelo dated Jan. 28 1963, loosely inserted.
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