Author: Birket Foster (illustrator)
Title: CHRISTMAS WITH THE POETS
Description: London, Ward,Lock & Tyler 5th edition 1869 Hand colored finish to frontis. & tinted illustrations (53) by Birket Foster + gilt ornamental decorations and elaborate initials . Octavo blue gilt full calf leather with 5 raised bands spine compartments extra gilt and contrasting spine label (damage to upper compartment of spine & to first letter of label/scuffed to edges/rubbed) All Edges Gilt x+201pp half title sl.foxed else generally nice and clean. *A handsome gift book with much gold and other decoration and every page within ruled gilt borders printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son who were lithographers to Queen Victoria.

Keywords: Illustrated Victorian gift book Birket Foster


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