Description
First edition of Odds and Ends by William Henry Merle.
Small octavo, vi, [4], 146pp, [2]. Full tan morocco, gilt-ruled borders. Five raised bands, title in gilt on brown morocco label affixed to gilt-embellished spine. All edges gilt, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers. Bound by Bartlett & Co. in Boston. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, light wear to corners, a near fine example. Complete with thirteen illustrations, including an etching by Cruikshank. (Cohn 552) An attractive copy.
