Red morocco binding of Eves's "West Indies"(1889) (original) (raw)

Eves's "West Indies"

Joseph Zaehnsdorf

c. 1889

Red morocco presentation binding, title gilt direct to the spine, raised bands with rope-twist roll, foliate tools to the compartments, upper board with elaborate gilt pictorial title block, authors monogram gilt to the lower board within single fillet panel, pin-dot edge-roll, all edges gilt, single fillet to the turn-ins, marbled endpapers.

Photograph and text by Peter Harrington, Rare Books, which retains copyright. Readers may wish to visit the firm's website, www.peterharrington.co.uk.

Formatting by George P. Landow.