John Leighton – The Book-Plate Annual and Armorial Year Book 1894 – 1896 – 1894-1896

RARE - Leighton’s Book-Plate Annual 1894 –1896 in 2 volumes1st volume 1894 – (10), 36 + 4 + (4 blanks + 2 pp.) green linen, gilt top-edge, gilt title on spine, 3 extra book-plates glued to verso cover and first free endpaper, with an extra pencildrawing (drawn over from hand-coloured plate), repaired with mending tape, extra handwritten letter bound in.2nd volume 1895-1896 – (6) + 2 hamdwritten letters, 52 pp. + 8 pp. advertisements; 1896 starts with (6) 38 , (2) pp. + 3 pp. extras glued. Also handwritten letter on stationary ”Royal Institution of Great Britain” glued to first free endpaper. Green linen, gilt top-edge, gilt title on spine.Corners somewhat bend and both bindings with smalll wear