Antique📔1886 Vintage From Gold To Grey Mary D. Brine Highly Illustrated Poetry Gd Freeship 

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✨ Book Details & Identifiers

Title: From Gold to Grey: Poems and Pictures of Life and Nature

Author: Mrs. Mary D. Brine

Publisher: Cassell & Company, Limited (New York, London, Paris & Melbourne)

Copyright Date: 1886 (By O. M. Dunham)

Printer: Press of Hunter & Beach, New York

ISBN: N/A (Published prior to the introduction of ISBN numbers in 1970)

UPC: N/A (Pre-dates UPC barcoding)

📖 Book Summary & Overview "From Gold to Grey" is an exquisite late 19th-century Victorian collection of nature and reflective poetry written by acclaimed children's author and poet Mary D. Brine. The volume captures the changing seasons, quiet moments of countryside life, faith, and the natural passage of time—metaphorically transitioning "from gold to grey."

🎨 Illustration Highlights This volume is renowned for its GORGOUS Black and White ILLUSTRATIONS throughout. Featuring engraved artwork, full-page frontispieces, and heavily embellished botanical borders accompanying the table of contents and poems, it includes works by prominent Victorian artists such as Allan Barraud, H. Giacomelli, W. H. Overend, E. F. Brentnall, Frank Dadd, Alice Havers, M. Ellen Edwards, and William Small.

Condition Notes:

VERY SOLID BOOK: Binding remains structurally firm and intact overall.

FOXING: Light to moderate age-related foxing spots visible across pages and internal margins.

AGE RELATED DISCOLORATION: Expected vintage toning, minor smudging, and shelf wear on the original decorative cloth-bound covers and spine edge.

🌟 Key Listing Features for Buyers

📜 Authentic Victorian vintage poetry & art publication (1886 original edition)

🖋️ Dedicated "To My Friend, Miss E. S. Hamilton"

🖼️ Filled with detailed period engravings, floral motifs, and scenic landscape artwork

🎁 Excellent gift for collectors of 19th-century literature, antiquarian books, or Victorian botanical illustration prints

"From Gold to Grey" by Mary D. Brine is a beautifully bound hardcover book published in 1886 by Cassell & Co. Limited in the United Kingdom. This special illustrated edition features poems and pictures that capture the essence of life and nature in English language. Mary D. Brine's insightful poetry touches on various themes within the realm of literature and fiction, making it a valuable addition to any collector's library of antiquarian and collectible books.