Despotism and Democracy fits neatly into this milieu — part political reflection, part social satire. Surviving copies with bright gilt decoration are scarce. StrikingArt Nouveau decorative cloth binding in gilt and olive green ✨.
We may otherwise cancel the sale.
Pages are clean. Bindings firm and tight. No loose, torn, or missing pages. No highlighting, underlining, notes, or marks.
My Bush Friends prominently displayed above. Bindings from this work are highly sought after as standalone decorative objects, particularly when the gilt remains visible. Even in worn condition, they serve as strong display pieces or reference examples of mid-19th-century publisher’s cloth design.
Gilt Covers. Hardcover, 400 pages, 1909.
Antique Victorian Book In the Service of the King Poems Illustrated Gilt Cover. Religious poetry book with several authors contributors, Murray, Elliot, Havergal and more, illustrated floral Victorian hardbound book, measures approx. 6 1/4″ x 4 7/8″, some wrinkling on front cover which is tinted and gold gilt accented, staining, endpieces some browning, tight pages. See pictures.
Lytton’s Dramas. The frontispiece features an engraved portrait of the author with tissue guard. Published by George Routledge and Sons, London & New York (late 19th century, ca. 1880s). Binding: Ornate Victorian cloth, gold & black embossing.
Up for sale is a beautiful antique copy of “Grand Father’s Bible Stories,” written by J. R. Jones. 11×9 Hardcover 420 pages, Published in 1897. It serves as a fantastic piece for collectors of religious literature, late-1800s bindings, or anyone interested in historical family devotionals.
Up for sale is a copy of the Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The pages inside have normal yellowing but are nice. The cover is red leather and has scuffing around the edges. I don’t know how, so I did not try.