. The most famous bookbinder of his day. English, mid 18th century. Edwards of Halifax. Transparent vellum, decorated with a gilt-tooled Doric and curved floral border; sphinxes in bottom corners, satyrs' masks in top corners. On front cover, seated, a draped female holding a shield inscribed ''; on the back, a youth reclining with a pipe. This binding style was invented and made popular by the firm of Edwards, which began operating in Halifax, Yorkshire, in the 1780s and soon moved to London. The English garden. 1783. Mason, William [author] Bodleian Libraries, The English garden

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