Unsigned binding for ‘Original Poems’ (original) (raw)

Cloth binding for ‘Original Poems’

1868

Brown cloth gilt

8 x 5¾ inches

A splendid anonymous cover combining an heraldic central panel with naturalistic images of daffodils, dog-roses, marigolds and bluebells; the outer border completes the bouquet in the form of animated ivy leaves.

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