Quality Street: A Comedy in Four Acts, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Printed in the UK. Hodder and Stoughton. Nd. (1913). First edition. Vellum over boards. Hardcover vellum over boards. Small folio. vii, [1], 198 pp. Illustrated with a tipped-in water colour frontispiece, 21 tipped-in coloured plates with b/w engraved tissue guards, and numerous b/w in text line drawings. Number 374 out of a limited print run of 1000 copies. Signed by the illustrator on the edition page. Elaborate full board gilt illustration of ladies having tea on the front board. Gilt title and ornament stamped on the spine. Gilt head. Deckled edges. Text block has browned slightly at the edges, but the pages are bright, clean, and unmarked. Images clean and bright. Binding is strong but there is a slight curve to the block and boards (looks like binder's error). Spine and boards are lightly shelf worn and rubbed. Minor use marks on the front and back. Very good copy overall. This copy includes the following ephemera: a review of the this edition from the newspaper "The Graphic" from November 29, 1913. Very good. Item #67274
Price: $350.00