[Printed on Vellum | Bibliomaniac Edition] Sister Anne, Vol. III E-List 15 with title and author lettered

with title and author lettered in gilt to the center cover

the doublures explode with a large border of inlaid flowers in red

The frontispiece was originally executed in the 1860s for an unfinished work

An interest in medical history underscored Ball’s collection not only of books but also of anatomical specimens

Publisher to the Medici Society

[Printed on Vellum | Bibliomaniac Edition] Sister Anne, Vol. III E-List 15 with title and author letteredde Kock, Charles Paul. Sister Anne, Vol. III. Boston, Paris, and London: Printed only for Subscribers by the Frederick J. Quinby Company, 1906. The infamous Bibliomaniac Edition, printed on French folded vellum, of which 10 sets were printed; this volume is from set #5. (The edition itself was designed as a tour de force of book production, projected to be 100 volumes but apparently abandoned after 48 volumes.) Hand illuminated manuscript title pages