first edition Vellum
1923 · London
by (Christopher Wren)
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1923. Vellum. Near Fine. Thick quarto, full vellum with gilt-lettering, rules and coat-of-arms. A bright, remarkably clean, Near Fine to Fine copy. Small, elegant former owner name at the limitation, just the slightest hint of light foxing along several pages, otherwise virtually pristine. #28 of 250 copies and a very handsome book thus. Top-edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom edges. Numerous illustrations thruout, including thirteen color plates. (Inventory #: 12881)