The Coronal; or, Prose, Poetry, and Art : A Book for All Seasons at Home and Abroad
Not dated but c. 1850. A new edition. iv, 252pp, colour plate frontispiece and seven further colour plates, each guarded and produced using the 'Baxter Process', an early method of colour printing. Navy cloth-covered boards, blind embossed and gilt decorations on front and spine. All edges gilt. Light rubbing at spine ends, corners a little rounded. Delightful illustrations of fauna and flora. Front free endpaper absent, paper chipped at base of frontispiece (not affecting illustration. Gutter strained between pages 96-7. 12mvo.
