The Tale Of the Emperor Coustans And Of Over Sea

Upper Mall, Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1894. Hardcover. Original holland-backed boards. Near fine. 130 pages. 16mo, 15 x 11 cm, printed in Chaucer type, in black and red, and is uniform in size with the romances from the French -- in this instance two tales. Limited edition, one of 525 copies. The first of these stories, which was the source of "The Man Born To Be King" in THE EARTHLY PARADISE was announced as in preparation in the list of March 31, 1894. FORMAN (153) notes "Page 39 is a half-title" for the start to the second title, THE HISTORY OF OVER SEA. SCOTT, p.98. Armorial bookplate George Allison Armour. Text bright and clean, tiny nick at backstrip head. (Inventory #: 17856)