Sons Of The Empire. (1903). By George Griffith Et Al
Sons Of The Empire By George Griffith Et Al.
Publisher: John F. Shaw, no date. Circa 1903. Good hardback. Wonderful bright colour illustrations to boards with silver titles, also silver design to front and spine. Bevelled edges. (This must be a deluxe edition as is very ornate). Green cloth has some marks and rubbing with a little chipping to spine. No inscriptions, pages are tanned and foxed with some chipping, small tears & small loss to edges. (No loss to text). Binding is firm but there is some splitting to paper at internal hinges. p 30, and p 46 have a closed tear at bottom margin that goes through a couple of words but text is still legible. 130 pages, many b&w illustrations (some full page) plus colour frontispiece, plus adverts. 26 cm. 36 stories including:
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