Stultifera Navis: The Modern Ship of FoolS (Aere Perennius)

Small 8vo. (approx. 16.5 x 10cm) hardback with remains of calf spine, gilt, and marbled boards. xxiv, 295pp. plus 8pp. Publisher's Advertisements at end. With large fold-out hand-coloured frontispiece of the "Fools passing the Portico of Folly" by John Augustus Atkinson and engraved vignette to title page. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Lacking rfep. Colour plate rather soiled and creased. Occasional light foxing. Lacking most of spine and boards worn and rubbed (please see photos). A Good Reading Copy only.