BEAU GESTE By Percival Christopher Wren With Illustrations by Helen McKie [Fine ASPREY Full Leather Binding Edition de Luxe Signed by the Author]

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London: John Murray, 1927, Numbered Limited Edition de Luxe, number 574 of 1000 printed. vi, 579pp, [v, The Song of the Legion ]. Beautiful full blue Asprey morocco leather with gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine. Leather turn-ins or strip to the paste downs, with Asprey in gilt to the base of the front paste downs, marbled end papers. Limited Edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. LIMITED DELUXE EDITION, 1927. Limited to 1000 COPIES of which this is No. 574. Twenty superb tipped-in illustrations by Helen McKie four in colour on brown card & 16 Black and White, all with titled tissue guards, plus 9 Headpieces. Frontispiece of Wren in uniform, also tissue-guarded. Title page printed in red & black. A beautiful binding. Approximately 8 ¾ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt tiles, five raised bands, very minor marks. Joints good condition very gently worn. Corners good condition very gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition full morocco with a gilt border, very minor wear and marks. Page edges good condition all edge gilt. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition secure. Paste downs good condition leather border ( turn-in ) with Asprey in gilt to the leather border of front paste down. End papers good condition marbled with 2 additional end papers added by the binder. Pages good condition tanned with minor foxing. Binding good condition attractive. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1909 Binding: Hardback. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1612111726819

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