CRANE, WALTER. - Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New.

. (1896). Reprint London 1972. 243pp. Over 100 drawings. Index. Bds. Dustjacket.*Originally published in 1896, this survey of book illustration is both a comprehensive guide to many facets of early work in the field and important evidence of Victorian taste and the influences which shaped it. A book which has delighted the collector for many years..