Author: [Baxter, George]. Mudie, Robert
Title: The AIR
Description: London: Thomas Ward & Co, 1835. 1st edition. Modern half-leather binding with marbled boards & eps. Gilt spine lettering. viii, 280 pp. Color frontis ("Scene on the Mountain Tops" after an original painting by W. Fowler) & title page vignette ("Air Bird"). 12mo, signed in 4s. 10.5cm x 16.5cm. Binding: Fine. Text-block: VG (some foxing). An early example of color printing; executed by George Baxter, a pioneer in color printing (See Muir, VICTORIAN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - p. 149).

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