Title: The ancient historie of the destruction of Troy. Divided into III. bookes. The I. shewing the founders, and ... how it was ... first destroyed by Hercules. The II. how it was re-edified, and how Hercules ... destroyed it ... The III. how Priamus ... rebuilded Troy againe ... And how for the ravishment of Dame Helen ... the sayd citie was utterly destroyed Author: [Lefevre, Raoul] Place: London Publisher: Printed by B. Alsop and T. Fawcet Date: 1636 Description: [8], 232 (but 224), [2], 237-546 pp. Signed: *4, A-O8, P4, Q-2B8, 2C2, 2D-2M8, 2N2 (lacking E4-7). The second and third books have separate title-pages. (12mo) 7x5, fairly recent full calf, morocco lettering piece. Sixth Edition, now newly corrected and amended. Rare edition of Caxton's "Ancient Historie of the Destruction of Troy" translated by William Caxton from the French of Raoul Lefevre and edited by William Phiston. Caxton's Troy was the first book to be printed in English (1474-75). Nicely printed with black letter types and with many decorative initials. STC 15382. Lot Amendments Condition: Text moderately browned overall; margins rather close; lacking 8 pages of text as noted in collation, else very good. Item number: 172690
Title: The ancient historie of the destruction of Troy. Divided into III. bookes. The I. shewing the founders, and ... how it was ... first destroyed by Hercules. The II. how it was re-edified, and how Hercules ... destroyed it ... The III. how Priamus ... rebuilded Troy againe ... And how for the ravishment of Dame Helen ... the sayd citie was utterly destroyed Author: [Lefevre, Raoul] Place: London Publisher: Printed by B. Alsop and T. Fawcet Date: 1636 Description: [8], 232 (but 224), [2], 237-546 pp. Signed: *4, A-O8, P4, Q-2B8, 2C2, 2D-2M8, 2N2 (lacking E4-7). The second and third books have separate title-pages. (12mo) 7x5, fairly recent full calf, morocco lettering piece. Sixth Edition, now newly corrected and amended. Rare edition of Caxton's "Ancient Historie of the Destruction of Troy" translated by William Caxton from the French of Raoul Lefevre and edited by William Phiston. Caxton's Troy was the first book to be printed in English (1474-75). Nicely printed with black letter types and with many decorative initials. STC 15382. Lot Amendments Condition: Text moderately browned overall; margins rather close; lacking 8 pages of text as noted in collation, else very good. Item number: 172690
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