[Fine Binding | John Grabau] The Deserted Village Extra Illustrated The Deserted Village

The Deserted Village

All plates are in fine condition with

Bound in full modeled calf

with his autograph note mounted on the binder’s blank and Van Dyke’s card instructing the bindery

[Fine Binding | John Grabau] The Deserted Village Extra Illustrated The Deserted VillageGoldsmith, Oliver. The Deserted Village. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1888. Illustrated with 6 etchings by M. M. Taylor. Bound in full brown crushed morocco by John F. Grabau in 1925, front cover featuring a large inlaid blue frame, infilled with gilt vines, leaves, and small inlaid orange, red, and brown "fruits". Frame is surrounded by multiple gilt rules, with four layers of gilt gouges crossing over each other in both directions at center, accented