[ Books ] PYLE, HOWARD. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. Printed in black and red. 49 plates and head- and tail-pieces by Pyle. 4to, original leather decoratively blind-stamped in an all-over design, with gilt-lettered leather spine label, joints

[ Books ] PYLE, HOWARD. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. Printed in black and red. 49 plates and head- and tail-pieces by Pyle. 4to, original leather decoratively blind-stamped in an all-over design, with gilt-lettered leather spine label, joints cracked, spine ends and tips rubbed with some loss of leather; hinges starting. New York:Scribner's 1883 E800/1,200 FIRST EDITION OF PYLE'S ESSENTIAL WORK andthe one that launched the most important period of the American illustrated book. Printed in an edition of 3000, it has become increasingly scarce, especially in this original binding. Peter Parleyto Penrod 75.