[Bertha Gorst | Tipped-In Proof Bookplates] Gothic Book-plates E-List 16 A subtle pattern of gilt

A subtle pattern of gilt dots accents the cover throughout

Lawrence [Laurence] Housman

small roundel in raised gold at the end of the text showing a child’s profile within a red rayed nimbus

Vellum boards with some light rubbing to edges and corners

This border is then flanked by intertwining serpentine vines and gilt flowers sprouting from the top

[Bertha Gorst | Tipped-In Proof Bookplates] Gothic Book-plates E-List 16 A subtle pattern of giltGorst, Bertha [and] Ruskin, John. Gothic Book plates: Being certain passages from 'The Nature of Gothic,' by John Ruskin, & certain Book plates by Bertha Gorst, H. R. E., (Mrs. John G. Aikin). Kansas City: H. Alfred Fowler, 1912. Limited to 250 copies on Italian handmade paper, 12 copies on Japan vellum, and 3 copies on Roman vellum. Seven proof copperplate impressions of bookplates designed by Bertha Gorst, with the frontispiece being signed.