The Life of St. Edmund King and Martyr. ...By John Lydgate. Facsimile and Commentary by A. S. G. Edwards. 2 volumes.

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London: The Folio Society 2004. Roy. 8vo. Facsimile edition bound in original Nigerian goatskin by Smith Settle of Yorkshire. lllustrated leather onlay on front cover and spine. Raised spine bands. All edges gilt. Profusely illustrated with illuminated illustrations and illuminated gilt lettering. (120pp.). Commentary bound in gilt illustrated cloth. (xxii 120pp.). Limited edition of 1000 copies made for Folio Society members this being no. 757. Housed in folding solander case with leather titling label to spine. Handsome copy. NOTE: St. Edmund was believed to be King of East Anglica from 841 AD to 869 AD. He became a mythical figure in English history and this book recounts his story.