Title: The Sermon on the Mount Author: ** Place: [London] Publisher: Longman Date: 1844 Description: 32 pp. Text entirely in chromolithograph, designed and illustrated by Owen Jones with ornamental boards, all on stiff leaves and paper hinges. (12mo) 6½x4½, original polished burnt burgundy morocco over beveled boards, joints reinforced with later (but matching) morocco tape, decorative blind-stamped covers, mounted hand-illuminated die-cut vellum cover label (on front and back), raised spine bands, all edges gilt. First Owen Jones Illustrated Edition, first issue (1844). One of Jones' earliest forays into chromolithography, later crowned by "The Grammar of Ornament" (1856). Lot Amendments Condition: Some rubbing and edge wear, light wear to cover labels (some loss to lettering, less so to front); contents a bit aged, hinges tender, slight chipping to front free endpaper, old printed description and early bookseller's label (James Miles of Leeds) on front pastedown; binding good, contents still nice with bright illustrations. Item number: 193228
Title: The Sermon on the Mount Author: ** Place: [London] Publisher: Longman Date: 1844 Description: 32 pp. Text entirely in chromolithograph, designed and illustrated by Owen Jones with ornamental boards, all on stiff leaves and paper hinges. (12mo) 6½x4½, original polished burnt burgundy morocco over beveled boards, joints reinforced with later (but matching) morocco tape, decorative blind-stamped covers, mounted hand-illuminated die-cut vellum cover label (on front and back), raised spine bands, all edges gilt. First Owen Jones Illustrated Edition, first issue (1844). One of Jones' earliest forays into chromolithography, later crowned by "The Grammar of Ornament" (1856). Lot Amendments Condition: Some rubbing and edge wear, light wear to cover labels (some loss to lettering, less so to front); contents a bit aged, hinges tender, slight chipping to front free endpaper, old printed description and early bookseller's label (James Miles of Leeds) on front pastedown; binding good, contents still nice with bright illustrations. Item number: 193228
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