[Fine Binding | Alfred de Sauty] At the Sign of the Lyre

Dobson, Austin. At the Sign of the Lyre. London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co, 1889. Sixth edition. Bound in full tan morocco by Alfred de Sauty with a hand-tooled design to the front cover of eighteen tulips with inlaid black blooms and gilt stems and leaves, with a small sparrow tool in between each flower. Similar design in gilt to four of the five compartments at spine, with title to second compartment. Gilt ruled rear cover. Gilt ruled turn-ins with light grey endpapers. Measures 3.75" x 6.25". Rubbing to edges and spine bands. Wear to head of spine and small chip to corner.