Lucile, Owen Meredith, 1880, Red Antique Ornate Hardcover

An 1880 illustrated edition of Lucile by Owen Meredith (pen name of Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton), published by John Wurtele Lovell of New York. This Victorian gift edition is bound in red cloth with ornate black stamped decoration and a gilt-titled spine, a distinctive style typical of Lovell’s fine bindings of the period. The book includes engraved illustrations protected by tissue guards and an early ownership inscription on the front endpaper. A handsome 19th-century copy of this popular narrative poem, ideal for display or collection.