Egypt

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  • Category = Egypt
  • FINE HUMPHREYS PRINTING IN ELEGANT EDWARDIAN FULL CALF
    Cleopatra. by BERNÁTH, Désiré de
    BERNÁTH, Désiré de
    Cleopatra.

    London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1907. Full calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. An elegant Edwardian binding by Bayntun with gilt raised bands, ornate floral gilt tooling to the panels and twin labels. Twin gilt fillets and corner tools frame the boards, Gilt dentelles and top edge. Slight fading to the spine, otherwise pristine. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. A typically luxurious printing on hand-made paper by Humphreys. This is one of the tall scarcer titles in this great series.

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  • FINE HUMPHREYS PRINTING IN FULL RED MOROCCO
    Cleopatra. by BERNÁTH, Désiré de
    BERNÁTH, Désiré de
    Cleopatra.

    London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1907. Full morocco, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid Edwardian binding in full crushed morocco with raised bands, gilt lettering, gilt dentelles and top edge. a dark mark on a couple of bands, otherwise pristine. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. A typically luxurious printing on hand-made paper by Humphreys. This is one of the tall scarcer titles in this great series.

    View basket More details Price: £380.00