TRAUTZ-BAUZONNET, bindery. MILTON, JOHN. Comus. Illuminated by Ross Turner. [New Rochelle]: George D. Sproul, 1902. PRINTED ON VELLUM and illuminated throughout in gold and colors, with elaborate border and numerous large initials, text on rectos only. 4to, reddish-brown morocco elaborately gilt, double gilt fillet border, floral designs made of light brown and black morocco onlays surrounding a central stylized palmettes in black morocco onlays, spine in six compartments with five raised bands, gilt-lettered longitudinally down the spine, g.e.; red morocco doublures with various colored morocco onlays in classical design incorporating palmette motifs, surrounding a gilt stamped central "M," turn-ins stamp-signed by TRAUTZ-BAUZONNET, original padded satin-lined white watered silk box, defective. LIMITED "SAINT DUNSTAN" EDITION, number 23 of 30 copies specially illuminated throughout by Ross Turner for Herman A. Metz.

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TRAUTZ-BAUZONNET, bindery. MILTON, JOHN. Comus. Illuminated by Ross Turner. [New Rochelle]: George D. Sproul, 1902. PRINTED ON VELLUM and illuminated throughout in gold and colors, with elaborate border and numerous large initials, text on rectos only. 4to, reddish-brown morocco elaborately gilt, double gilt fillet border, floral designs made of light brown and black morocco onlays surrounding a central stylized palmettes in black morocco onlays, spine in six compartments with five raised bands, gilt-lettered longitudinally down the spine, g.e.; red morocco doublures with various colored morocco onlays in classical design incorporating palmette motifs, surrounding a gilt stamped central "M," turn-ins stamp-signed by TRAUTZ-BAUZONNET, original padded satin-lined white watered silk box, defective. LIMITED "SAINT DUNSTAN" EDITION, number 23 of 30 copies specially illuminated throughout by Ross Turner for Herman A. Metz.

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