1867 Edmund Evans many fine colour plates in Aunt Louisa's Sunday Picture Book

Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - VIBRANT PLATES BY PIONEERING COLOUR PRINTER EDMUND EVANS -VALENTINE (Laura, neé Belinda Charlotte Jewry - pen names Mrs. S. Valentine and Aunt Louisa - Victorian English writer primarily known for her children literature, 1814–1899); EVANS (Edmund, English wood-engraver and colour printer during the Victorian era. Evans specialized in full-colour printing, 1826-1905).Aunt Louisa's Sunday picture book. Comprising Joseph and his Brethren... With twenty-four pages of illustrations, printed in colours by Evans. (London): Frederick Warne and Co., 1867. Presumed first collected edition (originally published in parts according to Library Hub). Unpaginated. Title page and preface, followed by 30 leaves of text inc. drop titles (rectors of versos blank), and interspersed 24 leaves of woodblock chromoxylographic colour illustrations (rectos or versos blank), with tissue guards. Maroon cloth with gilt bordering and lettering to upper cover and spine. Ex-libris 'Robert J. Hayhurst', with his bookplate to front pastedown. Size: 4to (27cm x 23.5cm).Very Good to Good condition. Binding rather rubbed, and corners bumped and rubbed with some loss of cloth. Minor splits to cloth along top of spine, and light rubbing and chipping to top and bottom of spine. Minor marking to covers. Front inner hinge starting. Minor shaking to binding. Light age-toning to leaves, and the occasional handling mark. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images closely.A collection of 4 scriptural tales retold by Laura Valentine (writing under her pen name of 'Aunt Louisa'), finely illustrated with plates by colour printing pioneer Edmund Evans, using his trademark woodblock chromoxylography process. key words: <

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