1897 - The Misfortunes of Elphin and Rhododaphne

By Thomas Love Peacock

Illustrated By F. H. Townsend

Published 1897
Macmillan and Co., Publishers/ London

Peacock Art Nouveau Cover Design & peacock endpapers by Albert Angus Turbayne(1866-1940) who was considered one of the most distinguished book designers of this time period.

Highly elaborate gilt illustrated cover and spine on blue cloth, decorative pictorial endpapers in peacock design, all gilt edges, illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard, tissue guard with some light foxing(no other pages with foxing),illustrated within, binding tight, clean pages, very light bumping to spine edges, 262pp.

Near Fine condition.

Rare/ scare book

Size: 5” x 7 1/4”

An highly coveted edition for the collector.