Binding for The Adventures of a Watch

A binding by an unknown technician, reproducing the title-page design by Richard Doyle

1864

Gilt interlace, produced using a brass die, on blue cloth

6¾ x 5 inches

A quaint and appealing design, clearly intended to attract the buyer.

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Photograph and text by Simon Cooke.

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