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FIELD, Michael (1846–1914). The Tragic Mary. London: George Bell and Sons, 1890. 4to (216 x 178 mm). Original publisher’s full thick vellum with elaborate gilt Art Nouveau design by Selwyn Image repeated on both covers, uncut leaves (front inner hinge cracked, endpapers foxed). ONE OF ONLY 60 COPIES PRODUCED IN FULL VELLUM, this being number 15 of the famed design that is considered by most to be one of the top three cover designs produced in the 1890s. From the private library of a prominent Chicago collector, part II.