[Roycrofters | Limited to 100 Copies] Love Ballads of the XVIth Century

Here Then is Love Ballads of the XVIth Century. East Aurora, NY: Roycroft Printing Shop, 1897. Limited to 100 copies "specially illumined by hand", of which this is #40. Signed in Elbert Hubbard's name. Illuminated throughout with small vignettes in watercolor and gilt. The text is set in Antiqua Old Style, with the preface set in Monotype Series #16, printed on Ruisdael handmade paper. Beige paper covered boards with red cloth spine, inset with a strip of paper and title in gilt. Measures approx. 5.5" x 8.5". Paper label stamped in gold. Some edgewear & rubbing, spine tips worn, lower corners bumped and worn. Covers lightly browned.