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2 vols., 8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in late-nineteenth century full tan calf BY ANDREW GRIEVE , sides with double frame border enclosing decorative frame stopped at corners with floral sprays all in gilt, backs with five raised bands tooled in gilt, second and third compartments with red and green leather labels ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments elaborately tooled and blocked in gilt, gilt doublures, marbled edges, marbled endpapers, a splendid set from a notable Scotish house. The binding is signed on front free endpaper versos. Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh produced his best work in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. He was particularly noted for his panelled bindings, of which there are several fine examples in the BL. A gifted teacher-mentor, he nurtured many apprentices, among them Charles McLeish the Elder who went on to work first for Riviere and, most notably, for Doves under Cobden-Sanderson before establishing his own bindery in London in 1909.