Decorated Cloth
New York
by Keese, John, editor
New York: Leavitt & Allen. Decorated Cloth. Very Good Plus. N.d., Circa 1850s. 111 pp. plus the 30 hand-colored floral plates. 4to, 10.25 by 8 inches, 26 by 20 cm. Overall clean and bright, with only the most occasional of minor fox or other soil marks. Tissue guards mostly present, with a few that do have creases, tears, etc. Colored decorated front board has some fading of the gilt and some sunning along the perimeter but it remains attractive. Spine rebacked with original decorated spine almost entirely preserved and pasted on. Tight and attractive overall.
(Inventory #: 001444)