THE BODLEY'S AFOOT

by Grand Uncle Elisha

$60 · Offered by Johnnycake Books

First edition

Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1880. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Paper-covered boards with an illustrative design that is an exemplar of how Japanese design influenced book decoration. With it's sever diagonals in black and white interspersed with dream-like illustrations of snow-capped mountains and the moon, the design has, presciently, a Surrealistic or Avant-Garde feel to it. Indeed, a decorative binding - in 1881 -

• Binding: Hardcover

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