RESTORATION BINDING WALLER (EDMUND) Poems, &c. Written upon Several Occasions, and to Several Persons, third edition, title-page in red and black, ruled in red throughout, later engraved portrait mounted on fly-leaf, A2 with woodcut headpiece and initial, typographic ornaments at head of B1, light browning throughout, a few leaves with damp-staining in lower margin, old ink stain to H5, 2 small rust holes to N5-6, CONTEMPORARY RED GOATSKIN BY QUEENS' BINDER A, elaborate gilt tooled sides with a dentelle border around an arabesque design of interlacing ribbons filled with floral, curl, pointillé and small sun tools, partly painted in silver (tarnished to grey) and black, gilt panelled spine with floral tool, g.e., corners with some slight touching up, housed in red morocco chemise and slipcase with gilt panelled spine [ESTC R7971], 8vo, Henry Herringman at the Anchor in the Lower-Walk of the New-Echange [sic], 1668 Footnotes: An attractive red goatskin arabesque binding attributed to Queens' Binder A. For a similar use of interlacing ribbons in the overall design and the same small sun tool, see Howard M. Nixon, English Restoration Bindings, no. 63, and Mirjam M. Foot, The Henry Davis Gift. A Collection of Bookbindings, volume II, no. 120. For the same roll-tool border, curls and flower tools see Nixon, op cit., no. 61 and Foot, op cit., no. 118. Nixon's research led him to suggest that Queen's Binder A is William Nott, one of the leading craftsmen of the second half of the seventeenth century, described by Samuel Pepys as 'the famous bookbinder'. Provenance: Courtland F. Bishop, gilt bookplate; sale by order of his executors at Anderson Galleries, 1938-1939, Part III, lot 2357; Julia Parker Wightman (1909-1994), gilt bookplate. Wightman (1909-1994) was an American bibliophile and book collector, noted for her impressive collection of miniature books, children's books, herbals, incunabula, illuminated manuscripts and fine bindings. In 1965, following her father's death, she converted his offices at the family home into a bindery, where she created bindings and cases for some of the volumes in her library. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing