THE ILLUMINATED SCRIPTURE TEXT BOOK. With Interleaved Diary for Memoranda and A Coloured Illustration for Every Day.
Frederick Warne and Co. London. No Date. Circa 1873, 1873.
SECOND EDITION. Small 8vo. (4.3 x 2.9 inches). Colour frontis, colour printed text and decoration on title page and each text page with four colour and gold printed illustrations, one for each day. Blank leaves with ruled lines are bound in opposite each page, with a handfull filled in in ink with names and birth years on the relevant days. Neat three line inscription, gifting the book to a brother from his sister Annie, dated 1874, on the front free endpaper. Publishers highly decorative brown cloth binding with black decorations to the rear board. The front board and spine are decorated and lettered in black and gilt. Bevelled edges. Yellow coated endpapers. All edges gilt. Aside from the few names written into the diary dates, and a little gentle rubbing to the edges of the boards this is a fine copy of this beautifully produced book.
Item #11598
Price: £185.00