Item #58540 So this then is The Appreciation of Ali Baba of East Aurora: as discreetly and delectably done by his Friend and Coadjutor, Fra Elbertus (also of East Aurora). Wherein is told of the Life, Labors, & Public Services of a good man and true: with copious extracts from his Orphic Sayings & instructive Moral Anecdotes relating to his Career, told for the Edification of the Young. Fra Elbertus, Anna McMillan, Illuminator, Elbert Hubbard.

So this then is The Appreciation of Ali Baba of East Aurora: as discreetly and delectably done by his Friend and Coadjutor, Fra Elbertus (also of East Aurora). Wherein is told of the Life, Labors, & Public Services of a good man and true: with copious extracts from his Orphic Sayings & instructive Moral Anecdotes relating to his Career, told for the Edification of the Young.

East Aurora, NY: Roycroft Press, 1899. Anna McMillan. First edition. 150pp. Octavo [21.5in]. 1/4 suede leather and brown paper over boards, with gold lettering stamped on the spine and front board. Corners and extremities are rubbed and bumped with underlying boards showing through. Suede leather is beginning to crumble. Text block is cracked once at the beginning. Ribbon bookmark is frayed. Item #58540

Limited edition, hand numbered 409/620 by Ali Baba. Richly illuminated by Anna McMillan. Includes frontispiece portrait of Ali Baba. Two pages feature a light blind stamp of the publisher's name and symbol.

Price: $175.00

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