The Works of Sir Thomas Browne. Edited by Geoffrey Keynes.
London: Faber & Gwyer (Faber and Faber), 1928-31. 8vo. 6 volumes, set. Limited edition. #191 of 210 sets. Signed by Keynes on the limitation page of volume 1. Original blue stained vellum, gilt. Top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Printed on Kelmscott hand-made paper. Tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume. A little rubbing and fading to some volumes. Bookplate of J.B. Bury (not the Irish historian who died in 1927) and small Blackwell's label to each front paste down. A near fine set. Item #4678
Volumes 1-4 were published by Faber & Gwyer in 1928. Volumes 5 & 6 followed in 1931, by which time the publisher had changed its name.
Price: £600.00
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