Barlaam and Josephat
by (Allen Press) Caxton, William, transl
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
(Greenbrae): The Allen Press, 1986. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Small 8vo. (53)pp. Gray cloth printed on the spine and upper board with the title. Title in two colors. Two full page illustrations ad several vignettes in the text; hand-colored initials. Finely printed letterpress on hand-made Richard de Bas paper. One of 140 copies. A fine copy in its clear acetate wrapper.
An edition of the Christian legend of the Buudha, translated and first published by William Caxton in 1484.
With a letter laid in from Lewis Allen to the original purchaser.
Allen Press, #52.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21266
- Title
- Barlaam and Josephat
- Author
- (Allen Press) Caxton, William, transl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- The Allen Press
- Place of Publication
- (Greenbrae)
- Date Published
- 1986
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
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Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
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