The life of man : symbolised by the months of the year in a series of illustrations by John Leighton, F.S.A. and pourtrayed in their seasons and phases, with passages selected from ancient and modern authors
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Type of record: Book
Title: The life of man : symbolised by the months of the year in a series of illustrations by John Leighton, F.S.A. and pourtrayed in their seasons and phases, with passages selected from ancient and modern authors
Classmark: Large English A-0.03 PIG
Creator(s): Pigot, Richard
Additional creator(s): Leighton, John (1822-1912) (Other)
Publisher: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1866
Language: English
Size and medium: [iii]-xii, 4 unnumbered pages, 240 pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/232657
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991012742419705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
Listed as first edition.
T.p. in red and black enclosed in red decorative border. Publisher's device on t.p.
Each printed page enclosed in decorative border with illustrations or decorative initials.
The smaller designs and devices in the volume are engraved by Leighton, Williamson, Green, Dalziel, Cooper, Woods, Pearson, Jewitt and Swain.
Includes index.
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