Life of man symbolised by the months of the year in a series of illustrations by John Leighton, F.S.A. and portrayed in the seasons and phases, with passages selected from ancient and modern authors
pubs London: Sands

London: Sands

25 x 5 ins)

Small and inoffensive former owner's name to front free endpaper

driven by a deep curiosity about the spaces and people living on the fringes of society

Life of man symbolised by the months of the year in a series of illustrations by John Leighton, F.S.A. and portrayed in the seasons and phases, with passages selected from ancient and modern authors<br /> pubs London: SandsLondon: Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, 1866. Quarto (11 x 9 ins); pp xii, [4], 240. Embellished with an illuminated title, decorative borders, capitals, head and tail pieces and illustrations throughout. With a contents and list of the larger illustrations in twelve parts to front and an index of authors to rear. With a dedicatory preface to Lord Houghton to front. Publisher's ornately decorated binding of green cloth with bevelled edges, gilt and