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3 Limited Editions Club books 1954- 1. Caesar, Julius- ''The Gallic Wars''- Verona, Italy, 1954, bound in linen over decorated brown and gold patterned boards, designed and printed by G. Mardersteig, illus. and engraved by Bruno Bramanti, signed by the printer and the illustrator, 227 pp. #293/1500. 2. von Goethe, J. W.- ''The Story of Reynard the Fox''- New York, 1954, bound in white linen over decorated red board, translated by Thomas James Arnold, introduction by Edward Lazaro, illustrations engraved in wood by Fritz Eichenberg, signed by the illustrator, 248 pp, #720/1500. 3. Grammaticus, Saxo- ''The History of Amleth: Prince of Denmark''- 1954, translated into English from Editio Princeps of the Latin text of His Hitoria Danica by Oliver Elton, prefatory note by his Excellency Herik de Kauffmann, introduction by Sir Israel Gollancz, illus. by Sigurd Vasegaard, signed by the illustrator, #720/1500, slipcase, some foxing on edges.