The Testaments of Francois Villon. (Translated by John Heron Lepper).
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Privately printed for subscribers, a limited edition of 775 copies of which 750 are for sale. This copy is numbered 545. 25.5cms x 19cms. Pp.145, frontispiece facsimile of P.Levet's edition of 148...
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Privately printed for subscribers, a limited edition of 775 copies of which 750 are for sale. This copy is numbered 545. 25.5cms x 19cms. Pp.145, frontispiece facsimile of P.Levet's edition of 1489, rough cut page edges with some pages uncut. White vellum()spine over blue boards, gilt title to spine, slight soiling to spine. G+. ** "Franois Villon, pseudonym of Franois de Montcorbier or Franois des Loges (born 1431, Parisdied after 1463), one of the greatest French lyric poets. He was known for his life of criminal excess, spending much time in prison or in banishment from medieval Paris. His chief works include Le Lais (Le Petit Testament), Le Grand Testament, and various ballades, chansons, and rondeaux ."(Britannica Online)
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Publisher: London: The Casanova Society, 1924. 0
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
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