THE Admirable Chrichton
J M BARRIE
From VANESSA PARKER RARE BOOKS, Westport, MAYO, Ireland
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since November 4, 2003
From VANESSA PARKER RARE BOOKS, Westport, MAYO, Ireland
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since November 4, 2003
About this Item
BARRIE, J.M. The Admirable Crichton. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson & signed by him, not dated but 1914. This de luxe edition limited to 500 numbered copies (this copy is No. 151), signed by the artist. Large quarto (12 1/8 x 10 inches; 309 x 253 mm.) 234, [2] pp. Twenty mounted color plates including frontispiece, with titled and sketches on tissue guards. Black and white text illustrations. Original vellum on board. Front cover pictorially stamped and lettered profusely in gilt within a double gilt rule and a triple blue ruled borders. Spine decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt, yapped page edges, silk ties missing as is often the case. Watercolour artist & illustrator. HUGH THOMSON 1860-1920. Born at Coleraine, Co Derry, Ireland, came to prominence with his series of drawings of 18thc ballads & stories, most prolific 1900-1914 when his watercolour work was put to good use in the lavish colour gift books illustrating the classics. Seller Inventory # 004965
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE Admirable Chrichton
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton, London
Publication Date: 1914
Binding: Vellum Binding
Illustrator: Hugh Thomson
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Illustrator(s)
Edition: 1st De luxe Edition
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