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Bulwer-Lytton, Edward; Tennyson, Alfred; Munro, Georgina C.; Strickland, Agnes
THE KEEPSAKE: A GIFT FOR THE HOLIDAYS
THE KEEPSAKE: A GIFT FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Author: Bulwer-Lytton, Edward; Tennyson, Alfred; Munro, Georgina C.; Strickland, Agnes
Edition: First Edition
Place of Publication: New York
Publisher: John C. Riker
Publication Date: 1852

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Large Octavo, [2], 304 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in unsigned contemporary lacquered morocco, newly re-backed with gilt titling to spine. Features elaborate gilt decorated borders on boards, and mother-of-pearl fragments inset to edges. The front board is decorated with a hand-painted central cartouche showing a landscape scene with a river and cottage. All edges are gilt. Contains frontispiece, additional engraved title page, and seven plates (but lacking the illuminated presentation page). Text block has light tide-marks to fore edges. WM Consignment. Shelved in Case 3.
Item: 1348634
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