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1929008138New York NY: Rimington and Hooper 1929. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Angelo Valenti. This is Issue Number One from the Savoy Editions series. Designed and printed by Richard W. Ellis The Georgian Press and published October 11 1929 in an edition of 999 copies. Set in Monotype Italian Old Style and printed from type on French Laid paper. Of this edition 49 copies were printed on Zanders handmade paper and numbered 951 to 999 of which 15 copies were hand-colored and signed by the artist. This is one of those 15 copies. This copy is no. 953 and is so numbered in ink on the colophon page. Signed on the colophon page by the artist Valenti Angelo and by the printer Richard W. Ellis. Translation by R. Bruce Boswell done originally for Bohn's Classical Library. 10.25 x 6.75 inches. Tan cloth somewhat soiled with beveled boards. The spine is age-darkened. The morocco spine label has almost entirely perished. Gently bumped spine head and tail and with fairly sharp corners. Text block firmly bound in. With x and 131 numbered pages. TEG and with handsomely deckled fore-edge and bottom edge pages. There are 22 headpiece illustrations - one for the introduction and one for each chapter - executed by Valenti Angelo and in various shades of salmon sky blue and gray and also with gilt that is as reflective as gold leaf. The other 984 copies were apparently illustrated throughout with monochrome illustrations in brown ink. All pages with moderate age-toning. Approximately 60 pages i.e. 30 sheets including recto and verso with damp-staining or tidewater marks at the bottom margin some prominent and some hardy noticeable. Lacking the slipcase. A Good copy. Rare in any condition. 1 lb. 10 oz. Originally published as "Zadig ou la Destinée" Zadig or The Book of Fate; 1747. It is a novelized work of philosophical fiction by the Enlightenment writer Voltaire. This book would be a desirable addition to the library of the collector of works by Valenti Angelo. <br/> <br/> Rimington and Hooper hardcover
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