Accession number
PML 142170-71
Creator
Legrand, cit., 1737-1800.
Published
London : Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare-Press, sold by R. Faulder, New Bond-Street, 1796-1800.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Dedicatory verses in v. 1 by the translator are signed: G. L. W. [i.e. Gregory Lewis Way]; the preface and notes are by G. Ellis.
Title and imprint of v. 2: Fabliaux or tales, abridged from French manuscripts of the XIIth and XIIIth centuries, by M. Le Grand, selected and translated into English verse, by the late Gregory Lewis Way, Esq., with a preface, notes and appendix, by G. Ellis, Esq. In two volumes. Vol. II. London: Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. Cleveland Row, St. James's; and sold by R. Faulder, New Bond-Street, 1800.
Wood engraved head- and tailpiece illustrations by Thomas Bewick, John Bewick, and others.
The t.p. of v. 1 exists in at least two different settings of type: (l) for the issue of v. 1 alone: the designation "Vol. I" does not appear on the t.p.; "By M. LE GRAND"; (2) for the two-volume issue: "Vol. I" appears on the t.p.; "BY M. LE GRAND."
In this issue, "Vol. I" appears on the t.p.
Title and imprint of v. 2: Fabliaux or tales, abridged from French manuscripts of the XIIth and XIIIth centuries, by M. Le Grand, selected and translated into English verse, by the late Gregory Lewis Way, Esq., with a preface, notes and appendix, by G. Ellis, Esq. In two volumes. Vol. II. London: Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. Cleveland Row, St. James's; and sold by R. Faulder, New Bond-Street, 1800.
Wood engraved head- and tailpiece illustrations by Thomas Bewick, John Bewick, and others.
The t.p. of v. 1 exists in at least two different settings of type: (l) for the issue of v. 1 alone: the designation "Vol. I" does not appear on the t.p.; "By M. LE GRAND"; (2) for the two-volume issue: "Vol. I" appears on the t.p.; "BY M. LE GRAND."
In this issue, "Vol. I" appears on the t.p.
Description
2 v. (xxxvii, 280; 340 p.) : ill. (wood engravings) ; 25 cm
Provenance
Bookplate of Robert Hoe; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Red morocco tooled in gilt; attributed to Hering .
Classification
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