Mosaic Essays: Friendship, Love, Happiness, Nature & Success
Paul Elder and Company, 1906. 1st. Boxed. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good. / Fair. Item #67754
88pp. Paper on boards edition with presentation box. Boards and title pages decorated by Robert Wilson Hyde are in lovely condition, though tanned; boards show bold brown detailing and shiny gilt titling on front board and spine though front board shows a few small dark stains along the edges- color illustrated title page is protected by intact, original tissue. Pages with two-tonal red and black text are lightly foxed and patinated from age throughout- there is an inscription from the previous owner on a front blank. Deckle edged text block is gilt on the top edge with only a few minor dings. Binding remains square and hinges are secure. Decorative box is in fair condition, heavily eroded at the edges with a raised black residue through the middle and what seems to be black marker scribbles across the front side.
Price: $35.00