Rare Bayntun inlay binding of a Chronicle of England B.C. 55 – A.D. 1485 by James Doyle, 1864. Small folio size, full blue levant with superb gilt decoration and inlaid leather figure on horseback. All edges are gilt, blue slipcase. Fine condition with extra color illustrations by Edmund Evans. A superb signed binding by Bayntun of Bath England. One of the most famous examples of the high-end binders art. Provenance: Weld family library.
James Doyle Rare Bayntun Inlay Binding of Chronicle of England B.C. 55 – A.D. 1485, 1864.
