Cloth binding for ‘The Tempest’

Anonymous; unsigned

[1860]

Blue cloth, with gilt lettering

9½ x 7 inches

A fine binding in blue cloth with neo-classical gilt ornamentation. It is in the style of John Leighton, and may be his work, but is unsigned. The volume is richly illustrated by Birket Foster and others, and is a prime example of a Christmas gift book of the period.

Photograph and text by Simon Cooke. From the collection of Paul Goldman.

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