THE COMING OF FATHER CHRISTMAS

Undated, The British Library date this book to 1892, a beautifully illustrated Victorian Children's book, a tale of Father Christmas told in verse. A hardback format featuring attractive pictorial covers, internally illustrated with colour chromolithographs and other illustrations in sepia. The book measures 9.5 inches by 9 inches approx. and runs to 24 pages. The books cover has some very noticeable edge rubbing wear, especially to the corners, general rubbing wear to the boards. Internally there has been some professional strengthening repairs to inner page edges, some noticeable surface wear to some inner page edges, a few closed tears, and some noticeable creasing wear, else in good general condition. All of the contents are pictured so condition can be seen. A VERY SCARCE AND SOUGHT-AFTER VICTORIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK.