Description
Finely bound by Morley Brothers of Oxford, the two volume set of Certain Tragical Discourses of Bandello by Matteo Bandello, published in 1898.
Octavo, [two volumes], lviii, 273pp; [4], 313pp. Three-quarter brown morocco, thin gilt trim to edges. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine of each volume. Matching marbled paper boards and marbled endpapers. Bookplate on front endpaper of each volume. Top edge gilt, silk bookmark sewn-in. Bound by Morley Brothers in Oxford. No additional printings listed. Solid text blocks, light dust remnants to top edge, faint foxing to fore edge, a near fine set.
