Millais, John Everett (illus.), THE PARABLES OF
OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST (London: Routledge Warne &
Routledge, 1864). First edition, 25 x 19.5cm [4to], in
publisher's dark green sand-grain cloth w/gilt & embossed
decorations & title to covers & spine, bevelled edges, a.e.g.,
cream ep.s, [i-xii], 1-48 + [1-48 blank versos] + [1-40, plates], [1-2
publ. adverts] red-ruled cardstock pp., w/20 wood engravings by the
Dalziels after Millais. Printed at the Camden Press,
London. With the bookplate of Percival F. Hinton to fr.
pastedown. Binding Near-Fine (small bit of gilt lacking from rear
cover); contents Good (original gutta percha beginning to perish,
lt.-to-moderate foxing & lt. dampstains to most leaves [not
affecting the plates or text], & a few leaves sl. proud w/gilt
rubbed from edges). White 48-49, Reid 6-7 & 71-72 ("of this
superb work much has been written, but it is worthy of all the praise
ever bestowed upon it"), Fredeman 95.37, Ray 170, de Beaumont 244,
Goldman 311. (Inv. #751) C$800
The Third Edition
Millais, John Everett (Pictures By), THE
PARABLES OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST (London: SPCK, n.d.
[1885]). Unstated third edition, 23 x 17.5cm (large 8vo), in
publisher's ivory linen-texture cloth w/burgundy & dark teal
decorations & title to fr. cover & spine, [1-6] 7-76 + [1-76]
red-ruled cardstock pp. printed & paginated to rectos only, w/20
wood engravings by the Dalziels after Millais. Printed by J.S.
Virtue & Co., London. Inscribed to recto of fr. ep.: "Evelyn
Soulby with best birthday wishes from Mrs. Welburn, May 22nd
/[18]98." Binding Very Good (spine darkened, hinges starting,
& ep.s stained w/lower corner of rear ep. clipped); contents
Near-Fine (occas. lt. thumbing). (Inv. #780) C$100
