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[Elioart, Elizabeth.] Patient Henry. A book for boys. By the author of “The little drummer,” “Truth and falsehood,” etc. With Illustrations. [Medallion and monogram of F. Warne & Co.] London: Frederick Warne and Co., Bedford Street, Covent Garden, 1866. London: Savill and Edwards, printers, Chandos Street, Covent Garden. 188p. 3 plates. The plates are signed “A Houghton” [i.e. Arthur nBoyd Houghton] and “Dalziel”. Robin de Beaumont's notes regarding price and dating of this copy are written on the front endpaper verso. The bookplate of Robin de Beaumont is on the front pastedown . Binding. Text sewn on three sawn-in cords. Light yellow endpapers and pastedowns. Red sand-grain cloth. Both covers are blocked identically in blind on the borders and on the corners, with three fillets and interlocking straps on each corner. The upper cover vignette is blocked in gold and in relief. It shows a diamond, with patterns in gold, of leaves stems and flowers. The title words: “Patient Henry [in a semi-circle] are blocked in relief within a semi-circular gold lettering piece. The sub title: “/ A book for/ [rule]/ boys/” as blocked in gold. The spine is blocked in gold and in relief. The title words: “/ Patient/ Henry/” are blocked in relief within rectangular gold lettering-pieces. Small flowers and decoration is blocked in gold above the word “Patient”. Straps and a diamond are blocked in gold above the word : “Henry”. The sub-title: “/ A book [in a semi-circle]/ for/ boys/” is blocked in gold, with small decoration blocked in gold above and below it. At the tail, the words: “/ Juvenile/ Illustrated/ Library/” are blocked in gold between two gold fillets.
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