Cloth binding for Cook’s ‘Poems’

1861

John Leighton

Red cloth gilt

9 x 6¾ inches

This impressive cover is one of Leighton’s best, combining elaborate knot-work with naturalistic details of swirling ivy leaves and stems.

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