London: W. Thacker & Co. 1897. Ninth edition. Large Paper issue. One of only 150 copies in the "Edition de Luxe . with Two Extra Illustrations." Printed on handmade deckle-edge paper and specially bound in "small 4to" gilt-stamped and vellum backed red cloth boards with limitation slip tipped to half-title page and with 8 tissue-protected plates with illustrations by Dudley Cleaver tipped in. Provenance: From the collection of Phildelphia writer and book collector Boies Penrose II 1902-1976 nephew and namesake of Senator Boies Penrose a powerful Republican in his day. With his bookplate on front pastedown and the signature of his father inventor of the surgical "Penrose" drain Charles Bingham Penrose "C. B. Penrose" at head of half-title page. Vellum shows mild soiling few tiny damp stains to cloth corners crimped endpapers lightly foxed. Still altogether very good or better. Scarce. W. Thacker & Co. unknown
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Penguin 2010. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item200grams ISBN:9780143067900 Penguin paperback