1895 ❧ [DOVES BINDERY, attributed]. BLUNT, WILFRED SCAWEN. Esther: A Young Man's Tragedy: Together with the Love Sonnets of Proteus. [Boston]: [Copeland and Day], 1895. 8vo (190 x 144 mm). Woodcut title vignette, border to first page, vignette on colophon; profuse woodcut initials throughout. Dark green morocco, covers framed by a gilt border rule, gilt 'D' cypher in corners and a central floral device evoking a bouquet in gilt, attributed to the Doves bindery with inner dentelle signed 'The Doves Bindery C-S 1896'; matching morocco-tipped slipcase and chemise. Provenance: Thomas G. Boss, Boston collector and dealer (bookplate). FIRST EDITION, LIMITED to 500 copies on Dutch handmade paper. An incredibly well-preserved example. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing