[Rarebooks] FS: THE HISTORIES OF HERODOTUS illustrated and SIGNED by Edward Bawden

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HERODOTUS (Edward BAWDEN) . THE HISTORIES OF HERODOTUS OF HALICARNASUS 
THAT MEN'S ACTIONS MAY NOT IN TIME BE FORGOTTEN NOR THINGS GREAT AND 
WONDERFUL... Haarlem: Limited Editions Club, 1958. Thick octavo (5-7/8" 
x 9-1/2") bound in dark brown buckram over beveled boards with a cameo 
portrait of Herodotus embossed in ivory linen on the front cover and an 
ivory linen label stamped in gold on the spine. Illustrated by Edward 
Bawden with 10 double-page color spreads and numerous pen-and-ink 
drawings. Copy #1087 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. 
Spine of the book sunned, as often the case. Near Fine in a Fine 
slipcase. (#016057)        $150.00

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