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Title: Printed Pages from English Literature: A Portfolio of Original Leaves taken from Rare and Notable Printed Books... Author: Place: New York Publisher: The Foliophiles Date: 1925 Description: 20 printed folders, each containing an original leaf from an notable English printing, set loose in folding box along with prefatory leaf. 12¾x10, paper label on box containing title and imprint. No. 147 of 200 copies. Significant selection of original leaves from both early and more recent printings of significance, including Adam Islip's Chaucer, 1598; the Kelmscott Press Child Christopher, 1895; the first edition of Milton's Paradise Lost, 1667; the Thesaurus Brevium, 1687; first Irish language edition of the Old Testament, 1685; popular edition of the King James Bible, 1612; etc. Lot Amendments Condition: Box worn, joint splitting; leaves generally fine. Item number: 272706