Antique Book Plate Engraving from Edwards and Darby "A Political and Satirical History of the Years 1756-7 aquamarine and white and snaps closed nicely

and snaps closed nicely

but what a lot of wonderful detail and patten is packed in

The lemon on this postcard is embossed and colored the most gorgeous lemon yellow

and pretty great in his overalls and striped shirt with rolled up sleeves

Antique Book Plate Engraving from Edwards and Darby "A Political and Satirical History of the Years 1756-7 aquamarine and white and snaps closed nicelyAs a lover of antique playing cards, I fell in love with this engraving immediately, depicting a fox as a knave of hearts, titled "Monsieur Surecard." There was a handwritten attribution on the back of the matte on which this was mounted, describing it as one of 75 plates from Edwards and Darby (London) 's "A Political and Satirical History of the Years 1756 7, which I've not dug into deeply enough to understand exactly who or what is being satirized