[Fine Binding | Morrell] An Eighteenth Century Artist and Engraver: John Raphael Smith E-List 18 Printed on handmade "Elston" paper

Printed on handmade "Elston" paper

printed in black

Linen spine with paper-covered boards

" His obituary notes that he "

[Fine Binding | Morrell] An Eighteenth Century Artist and Engraver: John Raphael Smith E-List 18 Printed on handmade "Elston" paperFrankau, Julia. An Eighteenth Century Artist and Engraver: John Raphael Smith, His Life and Works. London: Macmillan and Co., 1902. Illustrated with thirty tissue guarded photogravures of John Raphael Smith works. Bound by Morrell in full brown and green morocco (originally green) with a strong art nouveau design, the upper cover ruled with multiple gilt fillets forming a wide rectangular frame and within, an elaborate symmetrical gilt tooled foliate