Mr Chesterton Comes to Tea, Or: How The King Captured Redskin Island

A superb signed limited edition copy of this novel by Aidan Mackey, written to celebrate the drawings of G. K. Chesterton. The first edition of this limited edition work, number 218 of 370 copies produced. Signed by the author Aiden Mackey, and the author of the introduction, Richard Ingrams. In the publisher's original slip case. Illustrated with a tipped in frontispiece, and with sixteen vignette and full page pencil illustrations from G. K. Chesterton. A charming fictional novel written by Aidan Mackey to celebrate G. K. Chesterton's art, which the author considered to be undervalued by the public, as Chesterton was mainly famous for his writings. With an introductory essay on Chesterton as an artist by Richard Ingrams. In the publisher's original cloth backed, paper covered boards, with slip case. Externally, fine. Slip case in fine condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine.