VOLPONE, Ben Jonson, limited edition 63/1500 illustrator signed -Rene ben Sussa

(also called Volpone or The Fox). ILLUSTRATED AND SIGNED BY RENE BEN SUSSAN. Limited edition numbered 63 of 1500. Vintage book in FINE Condition.

Published by Oxford in Great Britain. Hardcover - bound in linen with a solid rust color along the spine and a pattern-printed linen on the boards. Illustrated and SIGNED by Rene Ben Sussan with the plates. Hand-colored through stencils by Maurice Beaufume in France.

LIMITED EDITION #63 OF 1500. Many pages are still uncut/unopened, mint condition. Slip case in excellent condition as is this wonderful book. Condition is Fine in a Fine slipcase. NOTE: the low # of 63 makes this book more valuable in addition to the signature and fine condition.

7 1/2 X 11 1/2. Italian for "sly fox", is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson. Of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-performed play, and it is ranked among the finest Jacobean era comedies. The interesting cast of characters in this play are. Volpone (the Sly Fox) - a greedy and rich, childless Venetian magnifico.

Mosca (the Fly) - his servant. Voltore (the Vulture) - a lawyer.

Corbaccio (the Raven) - an avaricious old miser. Bonario - Corbaccio's son. Corvino (the Carrion Crow) - a merchant. Celia - Corvino's wife. Sir Politic Would-Be - ridiculous Englishman.

Lady Would-Be (the parrot) - English lady and wife of Sir Politic-Would-Be. Peregrine - another, more sophisticated, English traveller. Nano - a dwarf, companion of Volpone.

Androgyno - a hermaphrodite, companion of Volpone. Castrone - a eunuch, companion of Volpone. The Avocatori - the judges of Venice.

Is a Venetian gentleman who pretends to be on his deathbed after a long illness in order to dupe Voltore - t. Three men who aspire to inherit his fortune. In their turns, each man arrives to Volpone's house bearing a luxurious gift, intent upon having his name inscribed to the will of Volpone, as his heir.

Volpone's parasite servant, encourages each man, Voltore, Corbaccio, and Corvino, to believe that he has been named heir to Volpone's fortune; in the course of which, Mosca persuades Corbaccio to disinherit his own son in favour of Volpone.