The book of baby birds.
London.
Henry Frowde. Hodder & Stoughton, [1912].
First edition.
Quarto.
120pp. With 19 mounted colour plates by E. J. Detmold. Bound by the Ashley Bindery in 1970 (stamp-signed in blind 'A. B.' and dated on rear turn-in) in later blind-tooled dark green morocco, geometric red and orange morocco inlays arranged in circular pattern to centre of both boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G., stamp-signed in blind 'A. B.' and dated in blind 1970 on rear turn-in. Original publisher's pictorial paper upper board cover and cloth backstrip bound in.
[Together with:] DETMOLD, E. J. DUGDALE, Florence E. The book of baby pets. London. Henry Frowde. Hodder & Stoughton, [1915]. Quarto. 119pp, [1]. With 19 mounted colour plates by E. J. Detmold. Bound by the Ashley Bindery in 1980 (stamp-signed in blind 'A. B.' and dated on rear turn-in) in later blind-tooled brown morocco, geometric red and orange morocco inlays arrange in circular pattern to centre of both boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Original publisher's pictorial paper upper board cover and cloth backstrip bound in.
[Together with:] DETMOLD, E. J. DUGDALE, Florence E. The book of baby pets. London. Henry Frowde. Hodder & Stoughton, [1915]. Quarto. 119pp, [1]. With 19 mounted colour plates by E. J. Detmold. Bound by the Ashley Bindery in 1980 (stamp-signed in blind 'A. B.' and dated on rear turn-in) in later blind-tooled brown morocco, geometric red and orange morocco inlays arrange in circular pattern to centre of both boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. Original publisher's pictorial paper upper board cover and cloth backstrip bound in.
Two of Dugdale and Detmold's typically well-executed collaborations, handsomely bound by Leo Lewis, proprietor of the Ashley Bindery, Croscombe, Somerset.
£ 1,500.00
Antiquates Ref: 33692
