Hero and Leander.
by VALE PRESS: MARLOWE, Christopher, & George Chapman (trans.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: printed by the Ballantyne Press and sold by Elkin Mathews and John Lane,, 1894. Who ever loved, that loved not at first sight? First edition thus, one of 220 copies printed on handmade paper, of which 200 were released for trade. This work presents Christopher Marlowe's 1598 rendering of the romantic mythological legend of Hero and Leander with the contemporary continuation by George Chapman. It was one of three productions by Ricketts and Shannon executed "at the Vale", the name of their Chelsea home, before the official establishment of the Vale Press in 1896. The work was produced to commemorate the 400 year anniversary of the first printing of Musaeus's sixth century Greek text of Hero and Leander by Aldus Manutius in Venice in 1494. The binding was designed by Ricketts and bears his initials on both covers. Octavo. Original full vellum, spine lettered in gilt, decoration palm motif designed by Ricketts on spine and covers in gilt, fore and bottom edge untrimmed. Full-page woodcut title page, woodcut vignettes and initials all by Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon. Front cover slightly bowed as often, gilt bright, occasional light foxing to contents, otherwise clean. A very good copy. Ransom 434.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 164071
- Title
- Hero and Leander.
- Author
- VALE PRESS: MARLOWE, Christopher, & George Chapman (trans.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: printed by the Ballantyne Press and sold by Elkin Mathews and John Lane,
- Date Published
- 1894
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...