Descrizione

LIMITED DE LUXE FIRST EDITION, one of only 750 hand-numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator, artist Helen Allingham. With portrait frontispiece of the artist from a black and white photograph and 80 beautifully produced colour plates from her paintings, each with a captioned tissue guard. 4to, large paper, very handsomely bound by Bumpus in polished, strong, mellow-red cloth. The spine with gilt ruling and gilt lettering, the upper cover blocked in gilt with double gilt fillet rules at the borders, creating a double ruled frame, lettered in gilt at the center, all edges gilt. xi, 204 pp. A very pleasing and handsome copy, some spotting to the two free-flies as is typical, otherwise the text-block and illustrations are all in bright and very fine condition, some minor cosmetic wear at the back join of the free-fly and paste-down. A very well preserved copy of this iconic work.