Lot 192
[Shirley (John)] The Most Delightful History of Reynard the Fox In Heroic Verse, 1681.
Hammer Price: £850
Description
[Shirley (John)] The Most Delightful History of Reynard the Fox In Heroic Verse, etched additional title, woodcut illustrations to text, title with upper third torn away and restored in good facsimile, restored hole lower down with loss to a few words, additional title torn away and restored at head with a few letters of title supplied in facsimile, a few restored holes lower down with loss to image, last f. soiled, 19th century vellum by Birdsall, light wear to spine ends, unopened, [Wing S3514], 4to, for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles, and Charles Passinger at the Seven-Stars on London-Bridge, 1681.
⁂ A clean copy of this scarce English edition of Reynard fables, partly attributed to Shirley.
Description
[Shirley (John)] The Most Delightful History of Reynard the Fox In Heroic Verse, etched additional title, woodcut illustrations to text, title with upper third torn away and restored in good facsimile, restored hole lower down with loss to a few words, additional title torn away and restored at head with a few letters of title supplied in facsimile, a few restored holes lower down with loss to image, last f. soiled, 19th century vellum by Birdsall, light wear to spine ends, unopened, [Wing S3514], 4to, for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles, and Charles Passinger at the Seven-Stars on London-Bridge, 1681.
⁂ A clean copy of this scarce English edition of Reynard fables, partly attributed to Shirley.