131. BOOK BINDING/BINDING. Luxury band by Gustaf Hedberg.

A sumptuous richly decorated green morocco binding in 8vo format by court bookbinder Gustaf Hedberg. Spine and covers covered in heart-shaped gilt inlays in yellow with red rosettes in the middle. Inner gilt dentelles in the form of spiers and circles in gilt frames. Silk-covered front and back pages. Fully marbled gold section. Stored in a lined Sollander box in half morocco with marbled covers. Contains Lyrica Italiana antica: novissima scelta di rime dei secoli... Firenze, 1904. Illustrated.