[Embroidered Binding] Philopolis, Vol. 6 Fine Bindings and press mark by F

and press mark by F

Minnehaha Falls

Frontispiece of volume I: engraving of Charles I on horseback by Cornelis van Dalen

The drawing is capable but markedly individual (with but a hint of William Blake): not a professional scribe’s hand

featuring design elements often seen in his bindings

[Embroidered Binding] Philopolis, Vol. 6 Fine Bindings and press mark by F[Lucia and Arthur Mathews.] Philopolis: A Monthly Magazine Published For Those Who Care. Volume 6, Numbers 1 12 bound together. (While the limitation for the volume is not noted, this copy is unnumbered regardless). Gray card stock front wrap of no. 1 is bound at the front, and front wrap of no. 12 is bound in at rear. Illustrated throughout, primarily by Arthur Mathews. A table of contents and list of illustrations is also included at the front.