The Life Of Man, Symbolised By The Months Of The Year In A Series Of Illustrations by John Leighton, F.S.A. And Portrayed In Their Seasons And Phases, With Passages Selected From Ancient And Modern Authors.
by PIGOT, Richard (Editor)
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- first
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, Reader And Dyer, 1866. First Edition. 4to. pp. xii, [4], 240. numerous wood-engraved text illus. by E. & G.Dalziel, Swain, Cooper & others after designs by Leighton (some full-page). contemporary gilt-stamped morocco, gilt edges, gilt tooled spine (joints & extremities rubbed, minor paper adhesion on upper cover). elala5493
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- D & E Lake Ltd. (ABAC, ILAB)
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- Title
- The Life Of Man, Symbolised By The Months Of The Year In A Series Of Illustrations by John Leighton, F.S.A. And Portrayed In Their Seasons And Phases, With Passages Selected From Ancient And Modern Authors.
- Author
- PIGOT, Richard (Editor)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London: Longmans, Green, Reader And Dyer, 1866
- Keywords
- Illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated;
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