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HOWELL, James (c.1594-1666). Epistolae Ho-Elianae. The Familiar Letters. Edited by Joseph Jacobs. London: David Nutt, 1890-1892.#
2 volumes extended to 4, 8° text extended to 4° (275 x 175mm). Half-titles, titles printed in red and black, engraved plates, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with c. 310 engraved views and portraits, many mounted and inlaid to size, including one gouache watercolour of Mount Vesuvius. Crimson half morocco gilt by Bayntun (Rivière), the spines gilt in compartments, top edges gilt. Provenance: William Robinson (bookplate); F. Hammond (bookseller's description). Together with 5 other EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED works in 21 volumes including Julia Pardoe's The Court and Reign of Francis I (London: 1849, 2 volumes in 4), all finely bound in morocco. (25)
2 volumes extended to 4, 8° text extended to 4° (275 x 175mm). Half-titles, titles printed in red and black, engraved plates, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with c. 310 engraved views and portraits, many mounted and inlaid to size, including one gouache watercolour of Mount Vesuvius. Crimson half morocco gilt by Bayntun (Rivière), the spines gilt in compartments, top edges gilt. Provenance: William Robinson (bookplate); F. Hammond (bookseller's description). Together with 5 other EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED works in 21 volumes including Julia Pardoe's The Court and Reign of Francis I (London: 1849, 2 volumes in 4), all finely bound in morocco. (25)
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