[KELMSCOTT PRESS]. MORRIS, William, translator. Of the Frie...

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Feb 26, 2022

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Our first book sale of the year features an array of items not seen on the market in over a century. Among the Americana lots crossing the block is one of the rarest and important Revolutionary War narratives, being Ethan Allen’s account of his captivity in British prisons printed in 1779. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com

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  [KELMSCOTT PRESS]. MORRIS, William, translator. Of the Friendship of Amis and Amile. [Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1894]. 16mo. Translated from the ancient French by Morris. Printed in Chaucer type in red and black, woodcut title?page and facing page with full woodcut page?border, 13?line and smaller woodcut initial capitals. Original publisher?s holland?backed boards, upper cover printed in black (few tiny spots of rubbing to corners and boards, else fine). LIMITED EDITION, one of 500 copies on Perch paper of a total edition of 515. Considered to be immensely popular in the Middle Ages, ?this tale dates from about the same period as that of King Florus, and its literary & historical value is equally high? (from the announcement, Peterson C17). A Note by William Morris 23; Franklin, Private Presses p. 190; Peterson A23; Ransom, Kelmscott 23.
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