Buy this book on-line DALZIEL, The Brothers. (Engraved and produced by...) : The Spirit of Praise. A Collection of Hymns Old and NewNo date. [1866]
F. W. Warne & Co. London. No Date [1866]. First edition. Printed at The Camden Press. Large 8vo. 24.5 by 19 cms. 252 pages. Illustrated with engravings, decorative initial letters, ornamental head and tail-pieces etc by P.Hundley, highly decorative title page and facing frontispiece chromolithographed in red, blue, brown and gold by J. Burliston. 8 gilt decorated plates plus numerous illustrations in text engraved by the Dalziel Brothers and many of the illustrations were also by Thomas and Edward Dalziel. Each page is ruled and decorated in red and black. Thick, bevelled, red sandgrain cloth boards with decorative gilt boards with ornate recessed, ivory coloured centre panels enclosing the book title. All edges gilt. Slight signs of wear to extremities, head and tail of spine crumpled. Rear cover damp-stained. Frontis has wear to the outer edge and is also foxed as are the rear endpapers otherwise a clean and sound copy of a scarce item in its original highly decorated cloth covers. Noted as the most ornate of the Dalziels' fine art books. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of DALZIEL, The Brothers. (Engraved and produced by...) : The Spirit of Praise. A Collection of Hymns Old and New. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including used books, livres rares, fine bindings, first editions and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |