The Parables of Our Lord , Illumination by Henry Noel Humphreys (1810-1879).

Description:

The Parables of Our Lord, Illumination by Henry Noel Humphreys (1810-1879). New York: Appleton, 1848. Octavo, printed in full-color and gilt lithography throughout, bound in one of the first papier-mache bindings designed to look like carved ebony, in panels, with "Scripture Parables" on a ribbon in the center compartment, rebacked, with the original leather spine laid down, front endleaves detached, sewing weak, 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.

Estimate $300-500


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