My Lady's Casket of Jewels and Flowers for Her Adorning, Illustrated

Boston: Lee and Shepard Publishers, 1885. [MOVABLE BOOK] [GIFT-BOOK] [VICTORIANA] [WOMAN ILLUSTRATOR]. Boston: Lee and Shepard Publishers, and New York: Charles T. Dillingham. Eleanor W. TALBOT, illustrator.

16mo (6 7/8” x 9 ¾”); [47] leaves; dark gold pebbled cloth over beveled board, vignette of a woman’s fan, and hankie on the front; all edges gilt; gray endpapers, ownership on ffep; gift inscription dated “Christmas 1885” on 1st fly-leaf; striped ribbon pictorial framing gilt-lettered title on half-title; 16 chromolithographed plates, 2 with movable windows that open to reveal a scene; 31 leaves printed recto only; light wear to corners and spine head and tail, horizontal mark on rear board; very good plus. Item #1945

An anthology of short poems and inspirational quotes interleaved with beautiful images. The images have a strong Aesthetic Art Movement association, and many show Anglo-Japanese art styles popular in the last half of the 19th century.

Price: $300.00