The Opal: a Pure Gift for the Hollydays MDCCCXLVII.

Keese, John, editor.

Published by New York: J. C. Riker, 1847.

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Large octavo. 304pp. Contemporary light tan with three gilt fillet borders, outermost thicker than the other two. Decorative corner pieces at the angles, with another border of fleur-de-lys. Decorative gilt tooling around the portrait of Christ within a small oval, with rays radiating in all four directions. Pattern repeated on lower cover. Flat spine decorated in gilt with floral sprays, a large fleur-de-lys and banderoles. Title, printer, and place of publication gilt on spine. All edges gilt. With nine engravings, three hand-colored by J. G. Chapman. Foxon 625; Thompson, American Literary Annuals and Gift Books, pp. 100-101; Not in Wolf, From Gothic Windows to Peacocks: American Embossed Leather Bindings 1825-1855. Seller Inventory # 2388

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Opal: a Pure Gift for the Hollydays ...

Publisher: New York: J. C. Riker, 1847.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good