A BOOK OF OLD ENGLISH LOVE SONGS, With an Introduction by Hamilton Wright Mabie and an accompaniment of Decorative Drawings by George Wharton Edwards

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo: xxv, [1, blank], 158 pp. with a decorated half-title, title page, copyright page, dedication page, and illustrations page, as well as 30 full-page plates and numerous textual vignettes, all photo-engravings after George Wharton Edwards. In the publisher's dark green flat-weave cloth binding, with a red coated paper onlay on the front panel, and gilt-stamped titling, vignette of a page with scroll and female firures, borders, and decorations. Period previous owner's ink signature and date on the front flyleaf. Light rubbing to the gilt on the front panel; else a lovely example. Provenance: from the Publishers' Bookbindings collection of Ellen K. Morris and Edward S. Levin. Item #78863

Price: $150.00