first edition Hardcover
1904 · London, UK
by Burnand, Sir Francis
London, UK: Methuen & Co., 1904. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set. Red hardcover cloth bindings with gilt spine and front cover lettering, with minor rubbing to extremities, and spine with moderate dulling. Vol I: xiv, 422 pages of text and 16 black & white illustrations. Vol II: x, 392 pages of text including an index, 16 black & white illustrations, and facsimiles of 14 historic letters, several of which are fold-out, followed by 40 pages of publisher's advertisement. Minor foxing scattered throughout text. Inner rear hinge of first volume starting to weaken, but remaining intact and functional..
(Inventory #: 005130)