masque of anarchy
This book was brought out of the vault today for a special fundraising event. Shelley published The Masque of Anarchy in 1832. This binding, the Rare Books Librarian estimates, is early twentieth century. I wish I could show you the rest! The back is similar to the front, but with symbols of hope in place of the front's King Anarchy. The spine has skulls-and-crossbones running down it. The endpapers are polished snakeskin.
