The Story of Ruth. From the Holy Bible
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1877. First edition. Hardcover. Small Oblong Quarto. 38 plates. Original red cloth with gilt and black lettering in gilt and black emblem, with black, decorative quadruple ruling on cover; protected by modern mylar. Gilt edges. Black endpapers. All text pages with red double ruling. Frontispiece lithography. Title page printed in red and black. Printer's device on verso of title page, and three historiated endpieces. Illustrated with fifteen lithographic renderings of the story of Ruth by M. Bida, with text of the Story of Ruth on facing pages. Light scuffing on covers and along edges, with light chipping at head and tail of spine. Name of previous owner inked to front free endpaper. Covers in overall good, interior in fine condition. Good to fine condition. Item #54312
Price: $350.00