Creator
(Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius)
Title
The Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Coverage
London
Publisher
Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society
Date
1909
Description
4to. No. 475 of 500 copies on Riccardi Paper. A magnificent binding by Riviere and Son in full dark blue crushed morocco. Boards and spine with a dense gilt-pointelle ground with onlays of red, orange, green, and blue morocco in an elaborate art nouveau/arabesque strapwork and floral design. Wide morocco turn-ins similarly richly gilt; watered silk doublures and end-leaves. With original padded silk and velvet hard case, bound in dark green straight-grained morocco.
Source
From the collection of Brian D. Kornasiewicz
Contributor
Illustrated by William Russell Flint
Language
English