Cloth binding for ‘Household Song’

1861

Pink cloth gilt

8 x 6¼ inches

An unsigned cover in the manner of Leighton, embellished with the ivy-motif, which features in the border and in the surround to the title-banner. As usual, the volume’s main appeal lies in its binding and in its illustrations by Birket Foster. G. H. Thomas and sundry others.

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