Bindings.- Almanachs.- Rider's (1726.) British Merlin, printed in red & black, woodcut illustration, interleaved, red duty stamp to title, some ink stains, bound in contemporary red morocco elaborately tooled in gilt with volutes, acorns, stars and leafy sprays with metal clasps, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., lacking lower clasp and part of upper, rubbed, upper joint split, spine ends a little worn, E. & R.Nutt, 1726 § Goldsmith (John) An Almanach...M.DCCC.XXXII, title in red & black, interleaved, pencil notes to blank leaves at beginning, attractive dark blue straight-grain morocco with elaborate gilt borders of leafy sprays within Greek key pattern and metal clasps, spine gilt, g.e., very slightly rubbed at edges, 1832; and another Goldsmith almanach for 1784 in gilt-decorated onlaid roan with matching slip-case, 12mo & 16mo (3)
Bindings.- Almanachs.- Rider's (1726.) British Merlin, printed in red & black, woodcut illustration, interleaved, red duty stamp to title, some ink stains, bound in contemporary red morocco elaborately tooled in gilt with volutes, acorns, stars and leafy sprays with metal clasps, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., lacking lower clasp and part of upper, rubbed, upper joint split, spine ends a little worn, E. & R.Nutt, 1726 § Goldsmith (John) An Almanach...M.DCCC.XXXII, title in red & black, interleaved, pencil notes to blank leaves at beginning, attractive dark blue straight-grain morocco with elaborate gilt borders of leafy sprays within Greek key pattern and metal clasps, spine gilt, g.e., very slightly rubbed at edges, 1832; and another Goldsmith almanach for 1784 in gilt-decorated onlaid roan with matching slip-case, 12mo & 16mo (3)
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