St Marys Books

First edition hardback bound in original lilac cloth heavily decorated with pictorial gilt to cover and gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrated frontispiece mounted with border and captioned tissue guard. Pictorial title page. Publisher's Presentation Copy stamp to title page and tissue guard. A further 21 colour plates as well as numerous illustrations within the text throughout. Spine discoloured but gilt is still bright. Wear to spine edges. Small scuffed patch to lower fore edge of front board. Minor shelf wear. Cracking to gutter starting but binding sound. Infrequent spotting. Otherwise bright and clean. Overall very good condition. 198 pp. A pretty book with nice provenance.