[Binding, Fine- Club Bindery- The Henry William Poor Copy] Strafford: An Historical Tragedy

Browning, Robert

Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longma, London, 1837

First Edition. Octavo, 9 x 5 3/4; [vi], [2], 131, [1] pp with four pages of ads dated April 1837. Superbly bound by the Club Bindery in 1898 (signed by the binder and date in lower front dentelle in gilt pallet) in brown crushed morocco with elaborate geometric gilt frame to covers (12 gilt ruled borders of varying shapes) with inlaid light brown morocco borders. Five bands to spine with title and author to second compartment, and inlaid light brown bordered design to remaining compartments. Exquisite full light brown morocco doublures with diapered gilt floral tooling and large leafy sprays in corners. Olive green watered silk endpapers, all edges gilt. Provenance: Henry William Poor (morocco book label); Christine Alexander Graham (hand-colored armorial bookplate). Original drab wrappers with paper label to upper cover bound in. Fine condition. Seller Inventory # 6444

Bibliographic Details

Title: [Binding, Fine- Club Bindery- The Henry ...
Publisher: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longma, London
Publication Date: 1837
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.