THE QUEEN'S GIFT BOOK. In Aid Of QUEEN MARY'S CONVALESCENT AUXILIARY HOSPITALS For Soldiers And Sailors Who Have Lost Their Limbs In The War. London, New York, Toronto: Hodder & Stoughton, (1916). Foreword by John Galsworthy. 4to. Blue cloth. Twelve full-page tipped-in color plates and numerous black and white illustrations. This World War I volume features contributions by the leading authors and illustrators of the day. The authors include Arthur Conan Doyle, Ernest Thompson Seton, ...click for details
CORIDON'S SONG. And Other Verses From Various Sources. And An Introduction By Austin Dobson. London: Macmillan and Co., 1894. Red cloth with printed paper label on spine. Profuse illustrations by HUGH THOMSON in black and white. Spine faded, paper label on spine is slightly chipped and top of spine worn. Contents fine. PROVENANCE: FAMOUS BOOK COLLECTOR ROBERT HOE'S copy with his small gilt-stamped leather bookplate on front paste-down (off-set mark from bookplate on front-free endpaper). ...click for details
THE HISTORY OF SAMUEL TITMARSH AND THE GREAT HOGGARTY DIAMOND. By William Makepeace Thackeray. With Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., 1902. 8vo. Blue cloth with pictorial design and title stamped in gilt. An all-over design on the front cover is stamped in grey....the back cover is stamped in blind. Top edge gilt. Black endpapers. Profuse black and white illustrations by Thomson. First edition, first issue. Spielmann & Jerrold 33. PROVENANCE: The COUNTES ...click for details
