[Rarebooks] FS: LEC Faerie Queene illustrated by John Austen and Agnes Miller Parker

[Charles Agvent]

One of many Limited Editions Club titles in our inventory viewable at 
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under the Any Word category on our search engine).  We will be posting on our 
web site next week approximately 100 new LEC arrivals, of which this is one.

SPENSER,  Edmund.  THE  FAERIE  QUEENE. DISPOSED  INTO  TWELVE  BOOKES
FASHIONING  XII  MORALL VERTUES. Oxford: Limited Editions  Club  1953.
Two  large  quarto volumes (7-3/4" x 11-3/4") bound in  gilt-decorated
green  cloth  and illustrated with pen decorations by John Austen  and
wood  engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. Copy #1065 of 1500 SIGNED  by
Parker  on  the  colophon  page.  A  nicely  printed  set  beautifully
illustrated.   The  uncommon  dustwrappers  are   present  as  is  the
slipcase.  The spines of the dustwrappers are sunned with some  foxing
on  the panels and chipping at the tips. Small portions of the  spines
of  the  books at the tips are sunned as a result of the  chipping  to
the  dustwrappers.  The  slipcase  is lightly  soiled  but  solid  and
intact. Near Fine in Very Good dustwrappers and slipcase.      $250.00

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