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Boston: Estes & Lauriat, , 1893. 30 loose plates housed in a full gold cloth clamshell case. The tissue overlay is lightly browned and, on many of the plates, folio backing sheets are browned in margins around tissue, but proof impressions are bright. Gold cloth covered boxes are moderately soiled and worn at the edgesand some tearing to cloth at spine. The original ribbon ties are gone. Proof Impressions for the Estes & Lauriat 1893 deluxe edition. These octavo size etched illustrations are tipped onto onto stiff board folio sheets. Each plate has the tissue overlay with text in red that provides the novel, scene and artist. The inside lid of each box has a paste on title sheet giving the details including which titles are included within. Major illustrators of represented here include Cruikshank, Macbeth, Raeburn, Damman, Lalauze, Manesse, Laurie & many others. Overall a VERY GOOD book in a FAIR case. Photos available upon request.. Full Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Cruikshank,… Read More