(BINDING) Hunt Leigh A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla

Sale 1948 - Lot 28

Price Realized: $ 748

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600

(BINDING.) Hunt, Leigh. A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla. Illustrated by Richard Doyle. 8vo, beautiful deep blue morocco, with elaborate floral gilt and inlaid borders, with circular panel of white morocco containing rose leaves and flowers inlaid in red and green morocco with a bee in natural colors in center and real bee wings impressed onto the design, portion of one wing rubbed away, and decorative turn-ins, by sangorski and sutcliffe<>, unfortunately with the covers detached, few minor surface imperfections; original covers bearing designs by Owen Jones bound in rear. sold as is.<> London, 1848

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An unusually beautiful binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in need of some repairs.<