Madame de Pompadour by Noel Williams - 1902

London and New York : Harper & Brothers, 1902 A very good copy of the 1st edition in custom-made Bumpus full leather binding with 16 photogravure plates. The binding, with raised bands to the spine, has extensive gilt decoration mimicking bindings from !8th century France. Top page edges gilt, remainder untrimmed. There is a bookplate to the front pastedown of Ludwig Neumann, Grosvenor Square. The binding has wear to edges and spine joints, particularly the front spine joint, but is currently sound. Corners have wear with leather loss. Internally there is slight splitting of the paper at the front endpaper joint. There is a signature of ?Judy dated 1903 to the fep. Contents in very good to near fine condition with some text pages unopened. The original red page marker is present.