[Illuminated MSS | Fine Binding] The Temptation of Friar Gonsol 2023 Inventory Bound in crushed red morocco

Bound in crushed red morocco by Riviere & Son

" in an Arts & Crafts style

Initials of scene openings elaborately wood-engraved

"Birdsall's is notable for the high quality of their leathers and finishings

it is most likely that she was the binder of the present volume

[Illuminated MSS | Fine Binding] The Temptation of Friar Gonsol 2023 Inventory Bound in crushed red moroccoField, Eugene. The Temptation of Friar Gonsol: The Story of the Devil, Two Saints, and a Booke. A charming illuminated manuscript by Walter Cummings Allen (signed in the colophon at the rear), begun in 1909 and completed in 1926. 27pp. Written out on thick paper in black and red, with 27 small initials in gold, accented with red, blue, or green, along with 10 large initials in gold, beautifully executed in shades of red, blue, green, and yellow, with