STUNNING ILLUSTRATED VOLUME OF VERSE
A Song of the English
Hodder & Stoughton, 1909.
First edition. Deluxe issue. No. 363 of 500 copies, signed by the illustrator, William Heath Robinson. Full white vellum with striking decoration in red and gold to upper cover and spine. Top edge gilt and others untrimmed, with gold silk ties. Thirty mounted colour plates under captioned tissue guards, all from wonderfully evocative watercolours and fifty black and white drawings to accompany the poetry. One plate with a central crease, all others perfect. A stunning book which combines marvellous poetry with superb book production, one of the truly magnificent gift books. This copy is in near fine condition, the vellum is bright, upper cover bright, the gilt panel on the spine a little rubbed.
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