The Noble Knight Paris and the Fair Vienne

  • 1956
By Allen Press. Caxton, William [trans.]
1956. Kentfield, California: The L-D Allen Press, 1956.

4to, viii, 43 pp. Quarter vellum, illustrated designs on front cover. Bookplate. Backstrip toned, occasional light foxing; a very good copy in slipcase.

ß One of 130 copies printed by the Allens in hand-set RomanÈe on handmade paper. Illustrated with wood-engraved vignettes & side borders by Mallette Dean, all hand-colored by Dorothy Allen in pastel shades. The text is from Caxton's translation of this 13th century French romance. One of the loveliest publications of the press.

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Title

The Noble Knight Paris and the Fair Vienne

Author

Allen Press. Caxton, William [trans.]

Condition

Unknown

Date

1956


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