[Roycrofters | Limited to 40 Copies] The Deserted Village Private Press Bookbinding Works [no date

Bookbinding Works [no date

The volume is in Fine condition--with original glassine wrapper soiled and chipped

with gilt rays emanating

and maroon

with a circular centerpiece on the front cover

[Roycrofters | Limited to 40 Copies] The Deserted Village Private Press Bookbinding Works [no dateGoldsmith, Oliver. The Deserted Village. East Aurora, NY: Roycroft Shop, 1898. As noted on the limitation page: "Numbers one to forty are specially illumined by hand", with this being #24. Signed by the illuminator, Harriet Robarge, and signed in Elbert Hubbard's name. Illuminated throughout by Robarge with a plethora of shamrocks and shamrock based floral ornaments. An early engraved portrait of Goldsmith has been loosely inserted. Printed in black