Jacobs (Joseph).

Binding only, good condition. No cracks to the hinges or joints. No notable fading. Wear noted at the corners of the boards.

Jacobs (Joseph). Indian Fairy Tales. Illustrated by John D. Batten, London: David Nutt, 1892. Large 8vo, bound in 1898 by Riviere & Son in light brown crushed morocco, spine and covers gilt overall with olive-branch devices, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, additional pictorial title-page (printed in pink), half-title, 18 wood-engraved plates (including a duplicate of each plate), pictorial colophon leaf (printed in pink), wood-engraved headpieces, vignettes and initials throughout, paper spine and front panel apparently from the original boards bound in at rear (qty: 1)

First edition, deluxe issue, number 22 of 160 copies printed on Japanese vellum and signed by the author and illustrator on the limitation page.