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COSWAY BINDING] YOUNG, NORWOOD. The Life of Frederick the Great. London: Constable 1919. Scarlet crushed levant morocco Cos... London: Constable 1919. Scarlet crushed levant morocco Cosway-style binding by Bayntun-Rivière, covers with single gilt filler border, upper cover set with an oval miniature painting of a battle scene under glass, framed with a variety of weapons and emblems gilt; spine in six compartments with five raised bands, gilt-lettered in two compartments, a decorative panel in the rest, each bearing crown, eagle or fleur-de-lys; board edges gilt dotted, turn-ins gilt, doublures and free endpages of yellow watered silk, all edges gilt, housed in a cloth folding case. 8 5/8 x 5 11/16 inches (22 x 14.5 cm); viii, 433 pp., with folding map at rear. Fine condition. C From the Collection of Walter Ward Jr.