The Loves of Clitophon and Leucippe; Translated from the Greek of Achilles Tatius by William Burton. Reprinted for the first time from a copy now unique printed by Thomas Creede in 1597

  • New York: Shakespeare Head Press for Bernard Guilbert Guerney, 1923
By [SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS] ACHILLES TATIUS; William Burton (translator)
New York: Shakespeare Head Press for Bernard Guilbert Guerney, 1923. Limited edition, number 403 of 498 copies. 2 leaves with neat ink marginalia by a reader, spine lightly toned, bump to rear upper board edge. Folio. Title printed in red-and-black. Original linen-backed boards, printed paper title label on cover, printed label on spine. Provenance: Ronald Thomas (bookplate). Based on Thomas Creede's 1597 printing of the first English translation, edited by Stephen Gaselee and H.F.B. Brett-Smith. Printed on Batchelor's Kelmscott handmade paper.

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Title

The Loves of Clitophon and Leucippe; Translated from the Greek of Achilles Tatius by William Burton. Reprinted for the first time from a copy now unique printed by Thomas Creede in 1597

Author

[SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS] ACHILLES TATIUS; William Burton (translator)

Condition

Unknown

Publisher

Shakespeare Head Press for Bernard Guilbert Guerney: New York

Date

1923

Edition

Limited edition, number 403 of 498 copies


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