NEW AND ORIGINAL POEMS, with Notes, on Creation & Redemption, by E. Shillito, entitled the Footsteps of Jesus, comprising the History of Adam and Eve, in the Garden of Eden.

First edition. Publisher's original full red morocco with elaborate decoration in gilt and blind to the boards, gilt device to the lower board and titles in gilt to the upper board. Neatly rebacked, with new titles in gilt to the spine. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. A handful of pages with text printed in gilt on coloured paper. Illustrated throughout with woodcuts of animals, trees and plants, some hand-coloured. Decorative borders throughout. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with wear and a little chipping to the corners. The contents with some minor marks to the first few pages and a little occasional scattered foxing are otherwise in very good order and clean throughout.

A curious creation by the Hull publisher Edward Shillito, comprising a series of original poems describing the Garden of Eden and praising humanity's original state. The work appears designed to showcase a range of printing methods and is adorned with a number of charming woodcuts, many depicting domestic and exotic animals, with some in the style of Bewick. A visually pleasing and uncommon little work. Only two institutional copies recorded on Copac (BL and Bodleian).

Stock code: 21334

£400

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Published:

Hull: Edward Shillito.
1860

Category

Literature
Poetry
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