THE GOLDEN GIFT: A Wreath buy of Gems by Emily Percival, 1849 in a Beautifully Decorated Leather Fine Binding

THE GOLDEN GIFT: A WREATH OF GEMS FROM THE PROSE AND POETICAL WRITERS OF ENGLAND AND AMERICA. PREPARED ESPECIALLY AS A GIFT BOOK FOR ALL SEASONS by Emily Percival.

Boston: buy Phillips, Sampson & Co., 1849

8vo in full morocco with elaborate gilt decorations: a beautiful pastoral border design (including songbirds and a troubadour lutenist) surrounding a bouquet of flowers on both boards and a woman watering vines on the spine beneath the title and another floral motif, all in gilt. 252 pp.; frontispiece plus five plates. VG+. Very light wear to the leather. The gilt decorations remain clean and bright. The binding is strong. Original gift inscription in a fine hand on the ffep dated Christmas, 1852. Light foxing to the front matter and the plates with some offsetting.

A nicely kept copy of this collection of popular poetry and prose tales of the time, presented in an elaborate gift book format with a fine binding, pages bordered in a floral motif and engraved plates. None of the poems or tales collected are attributed.

Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box.