Extremely rare and important Cosway style binding of Memoirs of Mrs. Fitzherbert by Charles Langdale, London, 1856 with extra illustrations in full red levant, octavo, lavish gilt decoration. All edges gilt with two miniature portraits of Mrs. Fitzherbert on the front cover and H.R.H. George IV on the back cover. Silk ends and red cloth slipcase. Signed on inside leather trim, Bayntun Binders, Bath England. About the condition: we believe this volume that contains a royal portrait to be one of the true gems of the Bayntun Binders creations of any era. Along with Memoirs of Mrs. Fitzherbert, 1856, by the Honorable Charles Langdale, London, Richard Bentley Publisher, octavo, leather trim with marbled boards, light foxing on end papers, 202 pages, William Weld bookplate. Provenance: Weld family library.
Bayntun Binders, Bath England – Cosway Style Binding of Memoirs of Mrs. Fitzherbert, London 1856 – Extra Illustrations, Miniature Portraits.
