Binding for Poet’s Wit and Humour.

Robert Dudley, designer

1861.

Elaborate gilt blocking on sand-coloured cloth.

9 x 6½ inches

A complicated design combining an elaborate pattern with scrolls and the figure of a jester.

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Photograph and text by Simon Cooke

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