[Fine Binding | John Grabau] The Deserted Village Extra Illustrated with his autograph note mounted

with his autograph note mounted on the binder’s blank and Van Dyke’s card instructing the bindery

Bound in full modeled calf

Following the dedication to Bixby and a description of the punch bowl are "Remarks by Albert Bushnell Hart

an additional plate has been added in the rear of the book: a drawing in pen & watercolors of a woman in Persian garb

All plates are in fine condition with

[Fine Binding | John Grabau] The Deserted Village Extra Illustrated with his autograph note mountedGoldsmith, Oliver. The Deserted Village. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1888. Illustrated with 6 etchings by M. M. Taylor. Bound in full brown crushed morocco by John F. Grabau in 1925, front cover featuring a large inlaid blue frame, infilled with gilt vines, leaves, and small inlaid orange, red, and brown "fruits". Frame is surrounded by multiple gilt rules, with four layers of gilt gouges crossing over each other in both directions at center, accented