Author: FINE HAND TOOLED IRISH CRAFT BINDING.
Title: ALBUM OF TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION MATERIAL. Printed and Mss.
Description: NP.ND. . HAND TOOLED CRAFT BINDING. Large 4to. (7.4 x 5 inches.). A collection of maps, engraved views, photographs and a hand written letter detailing the writer's travels which accompanies the photo's. Attractive early twentieth century craft binding of full dark green morocco. Spine with decorative gilt border and emerald green morocco shamrock onlays. Boards with single gilt ruled borders. Each corner with circular design incorporating Fleur-de-lys and emerald green morocco onlays with gilt borders of Shamrocks. A similar design is in the centre of the board. The inner line of the border on both boards is decorated with morocco onlay and gilt shamrocks. All edges gilt. The spine is a bit faded but overall this is still an attractive craft binding. Previous owners name, Arthur Herve Browning (A member of a Huguenot community in Portarlington, County Laois, Ireland) written in neat calligraphy to the front free endpaper.

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