[Fine Binding | Macdonald] Modern and Antique Gems Private Press Bound in full deep purple

Bound in full deep purple morocco by Alfred De Sauty

The doublures of red morocco are especially striking

Small hole to upper edge of rear hinge

Title page printed in red

Elizabeth Cavendish (Bess of Hardwick)

[Fine Binding | Macdonald] Modern and Antique Gems Private Press Bound in full deep purpleKnight, Frederick (compiler). Knights Modern and Antique Gems. London: T. Griffiths, 1828. With engraved title page (The Triumph of Love) and 85 engraved plates depicting antique and modern cameos, intaglios, and gem designs, followed by an appendix of English, French, Irish, and Scotch mottos. Bound in full dark red crushed morocco by Macdonald of New York (stamp signed at rear turn in), the covers framed in dual gilt rules with a central panel, each