Title: Volpone: or The Foxe Author: Johnson, Ben Place: London Publisher: Leonard Smithers Date: 1898 Description: Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley with half-title reproducing the cover design, frontispiece, and 6 initial vignettes; 5 of the vignettes are reproduced in larger size in photogravure on inserted plates. (4to) 11¼x8½, original full vellum decorated in gilt, designed by Beardsley, top edges gilt. No. 1 of 100 copies printed in Imperial Japanese Vellum with the five extra plates. There were also 1000 regular copies bound in cloth, without the extra plates. With bookplate of a Mr. Pollitt, designed by Aubrey Beardsley. Lot Amendments Condition: Covers yawning, slight rubbing to edges; patch of glue residue to front pastedown, affeting the margin of the bookplate, light offset to free endpapers, near fine. Item number: 172062
Title: Volpone: or The Foxe Author: Johnson, Ben Place: London Publisher: Leonard Smithers Date: 1898 Description: Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley with half-title reproducing the cover design, frontispiece, and 6 initial vignettes; 5 of the vignettes are reproduced in larger size in photogravure on inserted plates. (4to) 11¼x8½, original full vellum decorated in gilt, designed by Beardsley, top edges gilt. No. 1 of 100 copies printed in Imperial Japanese Vellum with the five extra plates. There were also 1000 regular copies bound in cloth, without the extra plates. With bookplate of a Mr. Pollitt, designed by Aubrey Beardsley. Lot Amendments Condition: Covers yawning, slight rubbing to edges; patch of glue residue to front pastedown, affeting the margin of the bookplate, light offset to free endpapers, near fine. Item number: 172062
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