GATTY. MRS. ALFRED. C. W. COPE, P. H. CALDERON, W. HOLMAN HUNT, W. MILLAIS, OTTO SPECKTER, G. THOMAS AND E. WARREN. ILLUSTRATE. - PARABLES FROM NATURE.Bell & Daldy. London. 1873. REPRINT. Originally published in 1855. 8vo. (8 x 5.6 inches). Illustrated throughout with decorative head and tail pieces plus frontis and fifteen full page plates, each with a plain paper guard. Neat previous owners 3 line inscription (dated 1876) on the half title. Some minor spotting to a few pages but generally a clean and bright copy in the publishers highly decorative green cloth binding with bevelled edged boards. Elaborate gilt and blind stamped decoration and lettering to the front board. The rear board with a blind stamped decorative panel pattern. Spine fully decorated and lettered in gilt. Off white endpapers. All edges gilt. Some bumping to the extremities and the spine a little dulled but overall a very good copy of this pretty book. A classic piece of decorative Victoriana. GBP 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 175 US$ 188.05 | JP¥ 28781] Book number 8553is offered by:
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