THE LYRICAL POEMS OF FRANCOIS VILLON
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1979. Stephen Harvard. Hardcover. Quarto (7-1/4" x 11") bound in forest-green linen imported from the Netherlands stamped on the front cover and spine in pure gold, 152 pages. A bilingual edition with the original French and the English translations on opposing pages by Algernon Swinburne, Dante Rossetti, W. E. Henley, John Payne, and Leonie Adams. Introduction by Robert Louis Stevenson. First book set by the Stinehour Press using Galliard type. Beautifully designed by Stephen Harvard who also contributes some calligraphy. Copy #457 of 2000 SIGNED by the designer on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Slight foxing to bulked edges of text, internally Fine. Overall close to New in glassine and Fine slipcase, still in the original shipping box. Item #020421
Price: $60.00