Dream Days [in a rare red suede jacket] ASSOCIATION COPY: ownership signature of C. H. Boutflower, 3rd Bishop of Tokyo - Anglican Communion within Province of Japan NSKK (Nippon Sei Ko Kai)

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A very good copy of Kenneth Grahame's famous work enclosed in a rare and unusual suede jacket. A unique association copy with Japan's NSKK. The book contains the signature of Cecil Henry Boutflower (1863-1942) who arrived in Japan as Bishop of South Tokyo in February 1909 (he lived at 153, Honmura Cho, Azabu, Tokyo). This 3rd edition of Grahame's Dream Days is dated 1899 and probably accompanied him as it was obviously very special to him being specially covered in a rare, highly unusual, rust red suede jacket with a large blind-stamped dragonfly design to front cover. There is also a border of dots to simulate stitching and an attached suede bookmark in the same style, blind-stamped with 'Keep my place till I come back'.The suede jacket (yapp edges) is clean and undamaged. The book is tightly held in place and its covers, partially seen, are clean though the jacket has not been removed for full inspection.The text block is clean throughout with just a strip of darker off-setting to the end-papers from the jacket fold-ins. Inscription to the front free end-paper in pencil, followed by 'H E B'. A unique item. 30% price reduction now applied. N° de ref. del artículo 000831

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