$1,638
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Auction: September 21, 2022 12:00 PM EDT
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co., 1895. First edition. 8vo. (xvi), 120 pp. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, 31 engraved plates, and 17 engraved head-pieces, by Hugh Thomson. Beautifully bound in full crushed crimson levant, stamped in black and in gilt; green, beige, brown, black, and blue onlays on front board, depicting the titular character Rosina (after the plate facing p. 8); all edges gilt; green silk endleaves; by Kelliegram; original cloth bound in at rear; in cloth box, worn.
A handsome copy of Dobson's narrative poem, beautifully bound in a "Kelliegram" binding by renowned English bookbinding firm Kelly & Sons of London.