The good Shunammite
Subtitle: ii Kings, chap. iv, v. viii.
Contributors: Jones, Owen, 1809-1874.; Sharland, William, bookseller, fl. 1844-1847
Publisher: Longman, Brown Green and Longmans
Published: 1847
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Other titles: Good Shunammite :
Work titles: Bible. O.T. Kings, 2nd. IV, 8.
Notes: Text is chromolithographed in black, blue, red, green and gold with decorative initials and elaborate chromolithographed decorative borders that surround both the text and illustrations.

"This book was completed for Longman Brown Green and Longmans the last day of October at the Studio of Lewis Gruner in the year of our Lord MDCCCXLVII."--Colophon.

Illustrations within the text are signed "IK". Borders are unsigned.

Possibly printed by Owen Jones.  Cf. McLean, Ruari. Victorian book design, 1972.

McLean, Ruari.  Victorian book design and colour printing, p. 92, 210.

MASS copy 1: Bound in black papier mâché boards and spine; a.e.g.  Spine curved and mounted on leather.  Outer and inner board edges blocked in gold. With marbled endpapers.  Encased in later black calico cloth-covered slip case.

MASS copy 2: Bound in black papier mâché boards and spine in the same design as copy 1; a.e.g.  Spine curved and mounted on leather.  Outer and inner board edges blocked in gold. With marbled endpapers.  With bookseller's label: "Sharland,  Bookseller, Stationer, & Bookbinder.  33, High Street,  Southampton.".  With presentation inscription from Ruari McLean to Fianach Jardine dated Christmas 1958.