Product Description
London: Faber and Faber Limited, Special [First] Edition Numbered and Limited - Sangorski and Sutcliffe Full Leather Binding, 1949.
This copy numbered 52 of a Special Edition of 100 copies.
Sangorski and Sutcliffe fine full leather binding, in red morocco with gilt titles and decoration to the spine compartments, gilt filet to the board edges, gilt initials PM to the front board, page edges gilt, marbled end papers, text block tight, pages tanned.
Spine a little faded.
With 30 black and white illustrations.
Presentation bookplate to front pastedown from Peter Merchant Ltd.
The Peter Merchant Company carried on the business of managing factory canteens.
This copy dedicated to Reginald Verdon Smith (1912-1992), who was a British Businessman; Chairman of the Bristol Aeroplane Company and of the British Aircraft Corporation.
Pagination: 320pp.
Provenance: the name Reginald Verdon Smith to the bookplate on the front paste down.
Approximately 8 ¾ inches (22cm) tall.
Condition Report Externally · Spine - very good condition - slightly faded, gilt titles and gilt lined compartments, five raised bands.
· Joints - very good condition - sound, rubbed and worn.
· Corners - very good condition - rubbed and worn.
· Boards - very good condition - red morocco leather covered boards, gently rubbed, marked and worn.
· Page edges - good condition - all edges gilt.
· Binding - very good condition - attractive.
· See above and photos.
Internally · Hinges - very good condition - sound.
· Paste downs - very good condition - marbled paper, gilt lined leather turn-ins, bookplate to the front.
· End papers - good condition - marbled end papers.
· Title - good condition - lightly tanned.
· Pages - good condition - lightly tanned.
· See photos.
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