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London, England: Privately Printed for Mr. and Mrs. F.T. Davies, 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hugh Thomson, Louis Wain. Small Quarto, 9.9 in. x 7.5 in., pp. 44. Rich blue morocco boards with gilt title and decorativestylized art nouveau fleur de lys design, and one raised band, to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Scuffing to edges of spine. Corners showing. Decorative fleur de lys design gilt dentelles; lilac and chartreuse marbled endpapers. Bookplate ("M.C.D. Borden") to front pastedown. Cardstock title page. Light age-toning to pages. Eighteen engravings with captions from the leading book artists at the close of the 19th century, including A Bryan, L. Davis, A.T. Elwes, Harry Furniss, J. Jellicoe, Louise Joplin, J.B. Partridge, Joseph Pennell, R.H. Moore, H. Railton, Hugh Thomson, Louis Wain, W. Wilson, and Austin Dobson With a prefatory poem by Ausin Dobson. Printing information from colophon. Page 43: "The reproductions of the original drawings are by Messrs. Hare, 31, Essex… Read More