Wednesday, January 1, 2014

1911 The Transfiguration of Miss Philura - binding design by Richardson Rome

1911

THE TRANSFIGURATION OF MISS PHILURA
BY FLORENCE MORSE KINGSLEY

ILLUSTRATIONS BY ETHEL PENNEWILL BROWN

SIGNED-BINDING DESIGNED BY RICHARDSON K. ROME

*** RARE ANTIQUE BOOK ~ FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION ~ EXQUISITE FINE BINDING ~ COLOR PLATES ~ CLASSIC ***


New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1911.

First illustrated edition, first printing
measures about 8.25'' x 5.5''
beautiful decorative cloth fine binding - designed by Richardson K. Rome - signed "RR"
ornate embossed gold gilt and green stamping
textblock top edge cut, otherwise deckle edged
frontispiece with tissue-guard
illustrated with four full-page color plates
decorative border to all pages of text
75 pages