first edition Gray printed wrappers
1887 · Newcastle-on-Tyne:
by Crawhall, Joseph
Newcastle-on-Tyne: Mawson, Swan & Morgan, 1887 First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Joseph Crawhall: "D.D. Dixon- With the author's kind regards. June 12 1888. Gray printed wrappers. Octavo. Over eighty delightful woodcuts of various sizes by Joseph Crawhall; subjects include men, animals, angels, skeletons, a pipe, an hourglass, a bunch of grapes, a feather, etc. Corners torn, head and foot of spine chipped. Pages browned around the edges due to the acidic paper used. Still, quite a good copy of a very fragile book. In quarter leather clamshell box.
(Inventory #: 7743)