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London: Adam and Charles Black, 1906, De Luxe Numbered Limited Edition, no 481 of 500. Thick 4to. xx, 216 pp. Photo portrait frontispiece, etching by Birket Foster preceding the portrait, 73 colour plates, 20 full page illustrations, 58 text illustrations. Numbered and signed by the publisher on limitation page. First de luxe limited edition, No. 481 of 500 copies, of this nicely illustrated work on the noted Victorian illustrator, watercolourist, and engraver, including a wealth of charming illustrations, pencil sketches, beautiful rural paintings, and more. Approximately 10 ¾ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, 5 raised gilt bands separating 6 compartments, 4 of which are lavishly decorated in gilt. Joints good condition sound. Corners good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition half leather/cloth boards separated by gilt decorated lines. Page edges good condition top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges uncut, tanned and foxed. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition plain. End papers good condition plain with some foxing to the edges Title good condition lightly tanned with minor foxing. Pages good condition tissue guarded frontispiece Sheep Feeding etched by Birket Foster 1880, 73 colour plates, 20 full page illustrations, 58 text illustrations, limited edition page following the half title, pages are lightly tanned with some foxing. Binding good condition sound. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1906 Binding: Hardback. Seller Inventory # ABE-1565115082459
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