1884 folio of poetry & art by two Victorian women

  
Exceptionally rare illuminated folio of poetry and art by two Victorian women. Life Songs, illustrated and illuminated by Louisa Marchioness of Waterford and The Countess of Tankerville. Published by James Nisbet & Co. Bound by Burn & Co.

In rich blue paper boards with gilded and red lettering. Gilded edges to paper throughout, all pages tipped in (by design). 21 pages of original Victorian-era poetry on devotional, natural, and social subjects, illuminated in bright colors and with gold. Printed on thick stock, interleaved with tissue. Includes three additional full-page illustrations.