*THERE IS NO DATE THAT I CAN SEE BUT I BELIEVE IT DATES FROM 1888

*THERE IS AN INSCRIPTION DATED 1889

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BOOK MEASURES 15" X 7 1/2" APPROXIMATELY

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LARGE DECORATIVE HARDBACK WITH BEAUTIFUL SUNKEN PANEL IN THE MIDDLE

THE CORNERS AND TOPS AND BOTTOMS OF THE SPINE ARE WORN

SILK PATTERNED END PAPERS WHICH HAVE SOME SPOTTING TO THE RIGHT HAND EDGE AND SOME DISCOLOURATION

TWO INSCRIPTIONS AND SOME LIGHT MARKS TO THE FLY PAPERS

THERE IS A VERY NEAT STRENGTHENING TAPE ON THE HINGE OF THE NEXT SET OF FLY PAPERS AND A COUPLE OF OTHERS WITHIN THE BOOK

6 BEAUTIFUL COLOUR PLATES

A FEW LIGHT MARKS TO THE TITLE PAGE

BEAUTIFUL FRONTISPIECE

THE BOOK IS NICE AND SECURE BUT THE HINGE IS SHOWING IN A COUPLE OF PLACES

ODD MARKS WITHIN THE BOOK

*SOME OF THE COLOUR PLATES COME UP SHORT ON THE FRONT EDGE AROUND 1/2 CM

*A SCARCE AND BEAUTIFUL BOOK

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