First State, Library Edition, limited to 1,000 sets only,
printed entirely on Japanese vellum paper. The handsomest
edition of Ainsworth's writings issued.
3 Aldus Classics. Consisting of:--The Works of Francis
Rabelais, translated from the French by Sir Thomas Urquhart and
Motteux, 2 vols.; The Decameron, or The Ten Days' Entertainment
of Boccaccio, completely done into English Prose and Verse by
John Payne, 2 vols.; The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret,
Queen of Navarre, translated from the Authentic Text, with
an essay upon the Heptameron, by George Saintsbury, M.A., 2
vols.; The Novellino of Masuccio, translated into English
by W. G. Waters, 2 vols.; The Confessions of Jean Jacques
Rousseau, completely translated into English, 2 vols.; The
Tales and Novels of J. De La Fontaine, completely translated
into English, 2 vols.; Limited Edition de Luxe, large paper,
wide margins, splendidly printed, exquisitely illustrated with
photogravures on Japanese vellum. In all 12 volumes, handsome
3/4 morocco, top edges gilt, uncut. Privately printed for
Members of the Aldus Society, London, 1903.