At the Sign of the Lion and other Essays
Portland, Maine: Thomas Bird Mosher, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. 1/950. Octavo. ix (i), 65 (2)pp. Original gray quarter paper over decorative paper boards with red and black lettering on cream paper label on spine, housed in gray slipcase with black lettering on cover and spine. Title page in red and black with vignette. Decorative head and endpieces and red initials. Red vignette on limitation page. "In reprinting these five essays from the works of Hilaire Belloc I believe my readers will find what I have found, that he is both wonder and wild desire when you come to know him at his best." (Foreword). some pages unopened at foredge. Slipcase with sunned spine and edges, lightly rubbed. Decorative boards with light sunning at edges. Slipcase and binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition. g+ to vg. Item #46883
Price: $65.00