Proofs on India Paper
Irish Melodies.
London: Longmans & Co, 1846.
Price: $3,000.00
About the item
Maclise, Daniel. Proof copy. Engraved title, decorative borders and vignette illustrations throughout by Daniel Maclise, proof copy with letters, printed on one side only, omitting the typeset title and preface, printed entirely on INDIA PAPER. [ii], 218, [1] ff. 4to. Proofs on India Paper. Bound in contemporary pebbled green morocco with gilt strapwork design, a.e.g., sporadic light foxing, early 20th-century gift inscription on ffep, near fine. Ray, England, 29 (“a landmark … in the history of style”).
Item #257682
A rare proof copy of the engraved illustrations, borders and text, printed entirely on India paper.
