Oct 24, 2013 - Sale 2327

Sale 2327 - Lot 58

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(CHELONIIDAE PRESS). [Browne, Sir Thomas]. Pseudodoxia Epidemica: Of Unicornes Hornes. Introduction by Jan van Dorsten. Frontispiece etching of Sir Thomas Browne, a suite of four wood engravings, state proofs of the etching, work proofs of the wood engravings, an original Signed drawing of a unicorn, plus an additional drawing . 8vo, full vellum with gilt-lettered spine; plates in separate 1/4 vellum gilt folder, both by Gray Parrot; several copies of the prospectus laid in. Easthampton, Mass., 1984

Additional Details

copy 10 of only 15 state proof editions from a total edition of 225. This copy bears an additional pencil drawing of a hippo with a toothy open mouth, not called for in the edition, accompanied by an explanatory Autograph Letter Signed to the recipient.