(RICKETTS, Charles) ADLINGTON, William.. The Excellent Narration of the Marriage of Cupide and Psyches, by Lucius Apuleius, translated out of Latine into English by William Adlington.. Vale Press & Ballantyne Press. 1897, 1897.

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Description: Printed in red & black, illus. by Charles Ricketts. Partially uncut in orig. cream buckram, spine lettered in gilt; sl. dulled & soiled, spine darkened. One of 210 copies. Charles Ricketts, 1866-1931, English artist, author, and printer best remembered now for his illustrations for Oscar Wilde's work. He and his partner Charles Shannon started the Vale Press in 1896; they did the type design, book design, and illustrations, and the works were then printed at the Ballantyne Press.

Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom