The Library of a Greek Bibliophile: Travel books, Aldines and an important Qur’an

The Library of a Greek Bibliophile: Travel books, Aldines and an important Qur’an

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Lucian of Samosata. The True History ... Golden Cockerel Press. 1927. 4to. original morocco-backed cloth

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July 28, 10:56 AM GMT

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800 - 1,200 GBP

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LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA--ROBERT GIBBINGS


The true history of Lucian the Samosatenian, translated by Francis Hickes. Waltham St. Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1927


4to (315 x 220mm.), number 13 of 275 copies signed by Gibbings, text in English and Greek, wood-engraved illustrations by Robert Gibbings, Greek text and illustrations set in double column as border around English text, original morocco-backed cloth by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, top edge gilt, others uncut


A FINE COPY


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