London: George Bell & Sons, 1895. 8vo. original publisher's decorated cloth in blue and green over tan cloth, gilt on front board and spine. x, 358 pages. First edition, of which this copy is bound in the original publisher's decorated cloth. (Fuller p.69). Very light age-darkening to the edges of the binding and spine. Light shelfwear at extreminities, particularily to spine ends. Very scarce in this binding variant. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of bookplates in.....
Quenington, United Kingdom: Reading Room Press, The, 2020. 8vo. quarter cloth over patterned paper covered boards. 44, (5) pages. Limited to 190 numbered copies. A collection of wood engraved bookplates produced by Simon Brett during the years 1990-2020. With a commentary by Simon Brett and a foreword by Miles Wigfield. 68 black & white wood engravings. Also includes a catalogue of Simon Brett bookplates from 1969 through to 2020. Bound in a patterned paper created.....
