Presented by Sammy Jay of Peter Harrington Rare Books.
12 volumes, large octavo. Original full vellum by Zaehnsdorf, gilt lettered spines with gilt Arabic motifs and red morocco onlays, sides elaborately gilt stamped on a red morocco background, top edges gilt, others untrimmed, richly gilt turn-ins, pale blue & gilt patterned endpapers. Housed in the original polished mahogany cabinet, embellished with fretted darker wood, the doors glazed and overlaid with brass lattice work, with two locks and key of “Oriental” design.
