Legend of Saint Ursula and Her Companions: With Illuminated Miniatures Taken From the Church of S. Ursula, Cologne 1869

Legend of Saint Ursula and Her Companions: With Illuminated Miniatures Taken From the Church of S. Ursula, Cologne; John Camden Hotten(Piccadilly/1869); 1st; VG; Not ex-lib, Not remainder; HB-Deep brown pebble grain moroccan leather, covers panelled in gilt w/raised fleurons (center + corner-pieces),four stamped angel corner-pieces (beautifully crisp details), raised bands spine densely gilt in compartments, gilt turn-ins/edges repeat decorative rules all edges gilt, lower front gutter shows signs of beginning surface split(involving only leather), very minimal edgewear to tips + spine tips; Endpapers beautifully marbled, front gutter shows very slight beginings of split, rear gutter has approx .5” split from bottom, all edges bright gilt; Frontis + 21 bright chromolithographed reproductions of illuminated miniatures(Hans Memling and the Flemish school of art) by Hangard-Mauge(decorated w/gilt), elaborate engraved borders to the text pages Includes the Legend of Saint Ursula by Hatfiel