The Arab's Ride to Cairo : a Legend of the Desert by G.J. Whyte Melville; illustrated and illuminated by Mrs. Wolfe Murray.

ILLUMINATION. MRS WOLFE MURRAY [ILLUSTRATOR].

Published by Edinburgh Seton & Mackenzie & Houlston London, 1857

About this Item

Small 4to, 40 leaves on this card, Illuminated text with illustations and ornate colour lithographed borders, original bevel-edged pictorial moroco, heavily gilt panelled, white silked endpapers, gilt gauffered edges, a little rubbed at joints and extremities, but quite sound, a very good copy, FIRST EDITION, an attractive example of mid Victorian illumination dedicated to the Dutchess of Gloucester, the binding often found in broken state but quite well preserved here. No other work by this member of the illustrious Murray family were apparently published.

Seller Inventory # 30407

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Arab's Ride to Cairo : a Legend of the Desert by G.J. Whyte Melville; illustrated and illuminated by Mrs. Wolfe Murray.
• Publisher: Edinburgh Seton & Mackenzie & Houlston London
• Publication Date: 1857
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • eb71