[Fore Edge Painting by Winifred Arthur | Fazakerley | Presentation Copy] Our Old Country Towns E-List 20 The borders of all pages

The borders of all pages have been hand-colored

Ancient Streets And Homesteads Of England

surrounded by gilt rules and a pattern around the outer edge of roundels and square fleurons

the ouside of the small octavo is of imperial aspect

[Fore Edge Painting by Winifred Arthur | Fazakerley | Presentation Copy] Our Old Country Towns E-List 20 The borders of all pagesRimmer, Alfred. Our Old Country Towns. London: Chatto And Windus, 1881. 54 woodcut illustrations. Inscription to Mary Clugston from John & Mary Fazakerley, dated "Liverpool, 1893". Bound in full brown crushed morocco by Fazakerley with gilt stippled tooling to corners of boards and five of six spine compartments. Wide, ruled and decorated turn ins with floral gilt endpapers. All edges gilt, with a striking fore edge painting of Nottingham Castle with