[Rarebooks] FS: Essex House Press Printed on Vellum in Beautiful McLeish binding

[Charles Agvent]

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GOLDSMITH,  Oliver.  THE   DESERTED  VILLAGE.  (Campden,
        Gloucestershire):  (Essex House Press) (1904). First Edition.
        Small octavo  (4-3/4"  x 7-3/8") bound by C. & C. McLeish  in
        full green  and  brown morocco consisting of  matching  front
        and rear  covers  with  three vertical  brown  panels  with a
        blindstamped  tree  design with black leaves and two  central
        vertical  green panels with an outside border of green  ruled
        in gilt  and  with  text from the poem in  gilt  filling  the
        borders,  the text different on the rear. The spine has  five
        raised  bands  with  gilt lettering and a gilt  leaf  design;
        gilt dentelles.  22,  [2] pages including color  frontispiece
        and caption  title,  with  the original endpapers  bound  in.
        Copy #33  of  only  150, the entire edition, all  printed  on
        vellum.  Illuminated  initials and illustrated with  a  color
        frontispiece  and tailpiece by C. R. Ashbee. C. & C.  McLeish
        was founded  by Charles McLeish the Elder who previously  was
        a finisher  for  T. J. Cobden-Sanderson at the Doves  Bindery
        (1893-1909).  Slight  foxing to endpapers; one  small  rubbed
        spot to  head  of  spine. Fine copy in a  magnificent  custom
        binding.                                             $4500.00

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