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Sep 21 | 7:00 AM EDT
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| Philadelphia
Sale 5184
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$800 – $1,200
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co., 1895. First edition. 8vo. (xvi), 120 pp. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, 31 engraved plates, and 17 engraved head-pieces, by Hugh Thomson. Beautifully bound in full crushed crimson levant, stamped in black and in gilt; green, beige, brown, black, and blue onlays on front board, depicting the titular character Rosina (after the plate facing p. 8); all edges gilt; green silk endleaves; by Kelliegram; original cloth bound in at rear; in cloth box, worn.
A handsome copy of Dobson's narrative poem, beautifully bound in a "Kelliegram" binding by renowned English bookbinding firm Kelly & Sons of London.
![[Fine Bindings] [Kelliegram] Dobson, Austin The Story of Rosina and Other Verses](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/ce6f0df2-e88b-460b-a445-3dcfca0a0db6?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![[Fine Bindings] [Kelliegram] Dobson, Austin The Story of Rosina and Other Verses](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/651ed199-41d7-44f6-88fc-f8eb3f802b0c?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![[Fine Bindings] [Kelliegram] Dobson, Austin The Story of Rosina and Other Verses](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/a6833cda-add9-4c09-a386-152aabfc292a?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)