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Auction archive: Lot number 40

The Life of St. Edmund, King and Martyr: The Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund in MS Harley 2278

Estimate
US$400 - US$600
Price realised:
US$250
Auction archive: Lot number 40

The Life of St. Edmund, King and Martyr: The Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund in MS Harley 2278

Estimate
US$400 - US$600
Price realised:
US$250
Beschreibung:

(Folio Society) The Life of St. Edmund, King and Martyr: The Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund in MS Harley 2278 Author: Lydgate, John Place Published: London Publisher: The Folio Society Date Published: 2004 Description: 2 volumes. Housed in original publisher's green clamshell box, with gilt-framed red leather tablet and black title to spine edge. No. 680 of 1010 copies. Includes: Facsimile of MS Harley 2278. 24.5x15.7 cm (9¾x6¼"), full Nigerian goatskin with leather onlays over beveled boards, blocked with design by David Eccles, handmade laid-paper endleaves from the Fabriano Mill, all edges gilt. Printed on Furioso paper. The Life of Saint Edmund, King and Martyr. With introduction, transcript and commentary by A. S. G. Edwards. 24.5x15.7 cm (9¾x6¼"), green buckram, gilt lettering on spine and front panel. Beautiful facsimile reproduced from the manuscript MS Harley 2275 in the British Library. Condition: Touch of wear to box; books as new, fine. Item#: 359823 Headline: The Life of St. Edmund, King and Martyr

Auction archive: Lot number 40
Auction:
Datum:
5 Oct 2023
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

(Folio Society) The Life of St. Edmund, King and Martyr: The Lives of Saints Edmund and Fremund in MS Harley 2278 Author: Lydgate, John Place Published: London Publisher: The Folio Society Date Published: 2004 Description: 2 volumes. Housed in original publisher's green clamshell box, with gilt-framed red leather tablet and black title to spine edge. No. 680 of 1010 copies. Includes: Facsimile of MS Harley 2278. 24.5x15.7 cm (9¾x6¼"), full Nigerian goatskin with leather onlays over beveled boards, blocked with design by David Eccles, handmade laid-paper endleaves from the Fabriano Mill, all edges gilt. Printed on Furioso paper. The Life of Saint Edmund, King and Martyr. With introduction, transcript and commentary by A. S. G. Edwards. 24.5x15.7 cm (9¾x6¼"), green buckram, gilt lettering on spine and front panel. Beautiful facsimile reproduced from the manuscript MS Harley 2275 in the British Library. Condition: Touch of wear to box; books as new, fine. Item#: 359823 Headline: The Life of St. Edmund, King and Martyr

Auction archive: Lot number 40
Auction:
Datum:
5 Oct 2023
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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