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The Chef D'Oeuvre Series, 1896-1899

1896-1897 

Nd. 113x152mm, 360p. Lithographic titlepage in red and purple. Running head is "Lucile" in italic capitals. Scattered lithographic illustrations printed green, pink, etc. White cloth stamped silver and green, oriental motif. Plain endsheets. BAP Ca5: inscribed Xmas96; passages underlined throughout; dated June 15, 1897 on last page [date reading completed?]; flyleaf [signature?] of Master P.G. Gore, Washington, DC.

----. As above with frontispiece and titlepage on glossy stock as shown above but scattered lithographic illustrations all printed b&w. White cloth stamped silver and pink. S&EH.

 

1898

---- As above with titlepage printed blue and red. Same illustrations as BAP Ca5 but printed in different colors. Orange cloth stamped brown, green and red, oriental motif. Plain endsheets. BAP Ca6: inscribed w/o date as presented to Early Spring Parker on his 21st birthday.

----. Nd  105x150mm, 360p. Frontispiece and titlepage as above, titlepage in blue and red. Illustrations printed b&w. Blue cloth stamped dark blue, green and gold (mostly flaked away), flower in both top and bottom heart shape. Plain endsheets. S&EH: inscribed Chirstmas 1898.

1899: no copies reported. 

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