[Fine Binding | Bumpus] Epithalamion and Amoretti E-List 33 with the bride's initials stamped

with the bride's initials stamped in front ("E

also done with inlaid red and dark green morocco

a beautiful copy of this very scarce example of Hyde's work

Black and white Kelmscott-style border by J

Each copy is numbered #16 (except for The Wisdom of the Simple

[Fine Binding | Bumpus] Epithalamion and Amoretti E-List 33 with the bride's initials stampedSpenser, Edmund. Epithalamion and Amoretti. London: John & E. Bumpus Ltd, 1903. Frontispiece etching of Spenser by C. Bird and central title page vignette of Elizabeth Boyle. Text features elaborate engraved initials and small in text etchings as head and tail pieces. A lavish binding for Bumpus in full olive green crushed morocco, the upper cover panelled in gilt and richly tooled over a pointill ground with an interlacing inlaid vine and leaf design