Eden Anto, or, The Fate of a Copy of a Rare Edition of Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (signed)

Fogazzaro, Antonio; Translated [& signed] by Theodore Wesley Koch; From the library of Dr. Frederick P. Keppel

Published by The Roxburghe Club, San Francisco, 1930

About this Item

San Francisco: The Roxburghe Club, 1930. This is a presentation copy, inscribed to Dr. Frederick P. Keppel [1875-1943, Dean of Columbia College, 1910-1918, president of the Carnegie Corporation, 1923-1941] and signed by the translator, Theo. W. Koch. 7.75" wide by 11.25" tall. Near Fine condition. SEE PHOTOS. Bright, square, tight. Pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked. The first book published by the Roxburghe Club. Limited to 250 numbered copies, this being #228. Finely printed by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. Illustrated with a portrait of Ariosto and a title page of ORLANDO FURIOSO (1532), both engraved by F. De Nanto, and with several facsimiles of old manuscripts (from the Pierpont Morgan Library]. Modern illustrations by RenĂ Gockinga. Bound in the original green paper-covered boards, with a printed paper spine label. The four green silk book closing ties remain bound-in, however the loose ends of the ties have perished. No slipcase. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Theodore Wesley Koch. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Gockinga, RenĂ . xx, 31pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eden Anto, or, The Fate of a Copy of a Rare Edition of Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (signed)
• Publisher: The Roxburghe Club, San Francisco
• Publication Date: 1930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Gockinga, RenĂ
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine condition
• Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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