first edition Hardcover
1895 · Cleveland
by Bradley, Will (Illustrator)
Cleveland: Burrows Brothers, 1895. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. cloth spine and decorated gray boards front cover lettered in red. Teg. Very good. 125 pages. 22 1/2 x 15 cm. A spectacular example of Arts and Crafts details, and "more ambitious and successful than `When Hearts Are Trumps." Limited edition, copy 107 of 600, printed by John Wilson on handmade laid paper. The type is Jenson, in red and black, with the former used for accents throughout. There are Kelmscott-style borders with the influence of Whistler, Beardsley and Morris turned to Bradley's own use. BOMBACE A9. Interior contents clean and bright, slight flaking to backstrip, decorated end papers. (Inventory #: 22158)