THE IRIS: An Illuminated Souvenir, for MDCCCLIII.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1853. First edition. "Gift book." Large 8vo elaborately gilt-stamped brown leather boards with inset floral title design on both covers; all edges gilt; 314 pp. Illustrated with two chromolithographic (i.e., colored) plates by Christian Schussele -- a presentation plate and an extra illustrated title page..... Item #71563 More