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CUNNINGHAM, Peter (1816-1869). The Story of Nell Gwyn and the sayings of Charles the Second... new edition, with an introduction by John Drinkwater Special copy - extra illustrated. London: Privately printed, 1927.
8° (219 x 140mm). 38 plates only (of 39, lacking View of London), EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with 16 portraits, 4 hand-coloured. A Cosway-style binding in contemporary red morocco gilt by Bayntun (Riviere), upper cover with inset original oval portrait miniature of Nell Gwyn, the miniature surrounded with gilt-tooled double-fillet border, all within an outer border of fillets and a dotted line with elaborate cornerpieces of N.G. monogram flanked by arabesque tooling, the lower cover with similar gilt-decorated outer border, the spine in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second and third, the others with repeat decoration centred on N.G. monogram and recalling the cover cornerpieces, gilt turn-ins, marbled-paper endleaves, gilt edges.
8° (219 x 140mm). 38 plates only (of 39, lacking View of London), EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with 16 portraits, 4 hand-coloured. A Cosway-style binding in contemporary red morocco gilt by Bayntun (Riviere), upper cover with inset original oval portrait miniature of Nell Gwyn, the miniature surrounded with gilt-tooled double-fillet border, all within an outer border of fillets and a dotted line with elaborate cornerpieces of N.G. monogram flanked by arabesque tooling, the lower cover with similar gilt-decorated outer border, the spine in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second and third, the others with repeat decoration centred on N.G. monogram and recalling the cover cornerpieces, gilt turn-ins, marbled-paper endleaves, gilt edges.
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