Proverbs in porcelain : a dramatic vignette to which is added "Au revoir" / by Austin Dobson
1893, 1st Edition in this form. London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Co. Ltd. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Gilt vignette and decorations to front panel. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. A.E.G. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 110 pages; Physical desc.:110 p. : illus. ; 22 cm. Subjects: English poetry - 19th century. Poetry (English) - Plays - Illustrations - Poems. Added illustrated title page reads: Proverbs in porcelain / by Austin Dobson ; with twenty-five illustrations by Bernard Partridge. "The six 'Proverbs in porcelain' reprinted from 'Old-world idylls', were first published in 1877...Au revoir [is reprinted] from 'At the sign of the Lyre'" -Prefatory note. Item #182673
Price: €45.00