[Fine Binding | Arts & Crafts] The Book of Genesis Drop 2 and Charles Sumner

and Charles Sumner

Bookplate on front pastedown of Henry Dexter Sharpe

with the title of the book to the front center board

but they can also be found on children's illustrated titles and other popular gift books of the period

Herbert Johnson states that this book "

[Fine Binding | Arts & Crafts] The Book of Genesis Drop 2 and Charles SumnerThe Book of Genesis Now Printed in the Authorised Version and Illustrated after Drawings by F. Cayley Robinson. London: Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society, 1914. Limited to 500 copies, of which this is #412. Printed on handmade Riccardi paper. Ten mounted color plates by F. Cayley Robinson, each with a titled tissue guard. Engraved title page printed in blue and black with central ornament; lettering of the title page is by E. M.