[Fine Binding | The Monastery Hill Bindery] Practical Wisdom E-List 23 and tightly-spaced leaves & flowers

and tightly-spaced leaves & flowers in the remaining compartments

The frontispiece was originally executed in the 1860s for an unfinished work

Narrow turn-ins with gilt ruling and plain white endpapers

Some soiling and spotting to covers

[Fine Binding | The Monastery Hill Bindery] Practical Wisdom E-List 23 and tightly-spaced leaves & flowersOsborn, Francis, (collected). Practical Wisdom. London: Arthur Humphreys, 1901. A collection of 17th century pieces handing down advice to children, the exception being Sir Matthew Hale's piece, written for his grandchildren. Bound in dark blue morocco by The Monastery Hill Bindery in the Jansenist style, with gilt title to the spine and no other exterior decoration. Wide, rolled gilt turn ins, with additional floral decoration and stippling at each