emblematic language flowers (1 Ergebnisse)

77 printed pages + 4 printed pages of publisher's adverts. Chromolithographic frontispiece of a bouquet of flowers. Printed by G. Barclay, Castle Street, Leicester Square [London]. All pages with various harlequin coloured printer's scrolling borders, title page with printed blue holly borders. Holly, it notes, is an emblem alluding to foresight. Crude old white tape repair to first three leaves. All edges gilt. No inscriptions. 60 x 86 mm. Original grey limp cloth. Back cover block printed 'BIJOU EDITION'. Front cover block printed 'LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS'. Both covers with elaborately printed borders. Somewhat rubbed and thumbed. Not inBondy, nor Spielmann. Welsh, 2627 refers to just a single copy. OCLC, 57051925. WorldCat locates 4 copies worldwide (Cambridge, Lafayette, Virginia University libraries and Libris in Stockholm). David Bogue (1807/8-1856) came to London from Scotland in 1836 and worked as shop assistant to Charles Tilt at 86 Fleet Street from 1836; in partnership with Tilt from 1840, and succeeded him in 1842 (purchasing the firm for about £50,000). His chief success was as Cruikshank's principal publisher, but his rival H. G. Bohn imitated many of his ventures.