Lot 280
The Book of Ruth – Bibliophile Edition – London, 1923
The Book of Ruth, Translated Out of the Original Tongues: & with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised by His Majesty's Special Command. London: Nonesuch Press, 1923. English.
Bibliophile edition of the Book of Ruth (King James Version). Text within ornamental borders; "the borders are enlarged from copies of those designed in the mid-sixteenth century by Bernard Salomon for Jean de Tournes".
Printed in 250 copies; this is copy no. 87. In the original slipcase.
[9] ff., 23 cm. Good condition. Minor marginal stains. Bookplate to inside front board. Minor blemishes and marginal tear to slipcase.
