[Roycrofters | Fine Binding | Knickerbocker Press Bindery] The Deserted Village Drop 3 and illuminated throughout by Gardner

and illuminated throughout by Gardner with beautiful watercolor vignettes

Bound in full navy morocco for Bumpus (almost certainly by Riviere & Son) with exquisite inlaid floral red and green mosaic panels to both boards

the design here calls to mind the Viking ship tooled by C-S on his binding of The Life and Death of Jason

but no label present

[Roycrofters | Fine Binding | Knickerbocker Press Bindery] The Deserted Village Drop 3 and illuminated throughout by GardnerGoldsmith, Oliver. The Deserted Village. East Aurora, NY: Roycroft Shop, 1898. Limited to 470 copies, of which this is #39. Signed in Elbert Hubbard's name. Large initials hand drawn in green and gold. Printed in black and green on Dickinson's wove. Bound by The Knickerbocker Press bindery at G. P. Putnam's Sons in russet brown crushed morocco with gilt rules to covers. Five gilt ruled bands to spine, with title and author to second and fourth