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Burma Painted & Described by Talbot Kelly | First Edition, 1905 | A & C Black “Peacock Binding
Burma Painted & Described by Talbot Kelly | First Edition, 1905 | A & C Black “Peacock Binding
Burma Painted & Described by Talbot Kelly | First Edition, 1905 | A & C Black “Peacock Binding
Burma Painted & Described by Talbot Kelly | First Edition, 1905 | A & C Black “Peacock Binding
Burma Painted & Described by Talbot Kelly | First Edition, 1905 | A & C Black “Peacock Binding
Burma Painted & Described by Talbot Kelly | First Edition, 1905 | A & C Black “Peacock Binding
Burma Painted & Described by Talbot Kelly | First Edition, 1905 | A & C Black “Peacock Binding
Burma Painted & Described by Talbot Kelly | First Edition, 1905 | A & C Black “Peacock Binding
Burma Painted & Described by Talbot Kelly | First Edition, 1905 | A & C Black “Peacock Binding
Burma Painted & Described by Talbot Kelly | First Edition, 1905 | A & C Black “Peacock Binding
Burma Painted & Described by Talbot Kelly | First Edition, 1905 | A & C Black “Peacock Binding
Burma Painted & Described by Talbot Kelly | First Edition, 1905 | A & C Black “Peacock Binding
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Burma Painted & Described by Talbot Kelly | First Edition, 1905 | A & C Black “Peacock Binding

A striking first edition (1905) of Burma Painted & Described by Robert Talbot Kelly, published in London by Adam & Charles Black.

This celebrated travel volume from the renowned A & C Black 20 shilling series features Kelly’s vivid descriptions of Burmese life, landscapes, and culture, accompanied by 75 full-page color plates from his paintings.

The binding is one of the most iconic of the publisher’s series: a rich crimson cloth with elaborate gilt and colored peacock design on the front board and spine, designed in true Art Nouveau style.

Original pictorial cloth binding with vivid & striking gilt-stamped and polychrome peacock motif. Spine gently faded. Gilt top edges. Frontispiece with captioned tissue guard. Illustrated with 75 color plates (including frontispiece) after paintings by R. Talbot Kelly, all with captioned tissue guards. Pull-out map in back of book. Binding tight. Clean pages. Some historical bookworm holes to early and final gatherings. Bookplate to inside front board. 
    
Condition: Very Good +

Size: 6 1/4” x 9”
 

This title is among the most sought-after in the A & C Black color plate travel series, admired both for its lavish decorative binding and the superb color plates capturing turn-of-the-century Burma. The peacock binding in particular is regarded as one of the most beautiful in the entire series.

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