LANG (Andrew).

The True Story Book.

Illustrations by L. Bogle, Lucien Davis, H.J. Ford, C.H.M. Kerr, and Lancelot Speed. First edition. 8vo. Half red morocco with decorated paper covered boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine with three single raised bands outlined in gilt and black, second panel lettered in gilt, decorated endpapers, gilt edges, with the original publisher’s cloth bound at rear. Housed in a matching decorated slipcase. London, Longmans, Green, & Co, 1893.

£200.00

A nice copy bound for presentation as a Christmas gift, inscribed by the bookbinder George Sutcliffe (1878-1912), ‘With good wishes for the New Year from the binder and George Sutcliffe. December 1934’, in black ink to the front flyleaf, and with a Typed Letter Signed dated ‘December 24th 1912’ from Sutcliffe to a ‘Mr Charles’.

Spine faded with some slight surface wear, small amount of foxing to front endpapers, small oval red morocco book label ‘R.M.’ to front pastedown.

Stock No.
93676