Henry VIII. The Love Letters of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn. Boston: John W. Luce, 1906. Printed by D.B. Updike at the Merrymount Press in Caslon type. Decorated with opening intitals and chapter headings. Full page arts & crafts-style ilustration of Anne Boleyn (signed "F S"). Bound in publisher's full light brown pigskin, with inlaid red crest to upper right of front cover, large stamped title, and imitation of medieval decoration extending from spine. Patterned endpapers. Top edge gilt. Measures approx. 5.25" x 8". Some rubbing and wear to edges, corners bumped. Spine rubbed. Smith 268.
A scarce Merrymount title, and a beautiful example of turn-of-the-century bookmaking.