By Mortimer Menpes; Dorothy Menpes
London   Adam and Charles Black
9" by 6.5" [4] v-x, 331, [8]pp
A bright copy of this extensive collection of illustrated scenes from around the world, written and illustrated by Mortimer and Dorothy Menpes.
By Mortimer Menpes; Dorothy Menpes

c1913 World Pictures

London   Adam and Charles Black
9" by 6.5" [4] v-x, 331, [8]pp
A bright copy of this extensive collection of illustrated scenes from around the world, written and illustrated by Mortimer and Dorothy Menpes.
£30.00
: 2kgs / : 838J15

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Description

Colour Plates, Early Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

An extensive collection of beautifully illustrated scenes from around the world, including countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Central America.

Written by Dorothy Menpes, and illustrated by Mortimer Menpes. 

A early impression of this work. 

Illustrated with one hundred colour plates, collated and complete. 

Containing eight pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.

Containing a previous owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpaper, dated 1913.

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, bright, with some shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Slight fading to the extremities, and some wear and rubbing to the tail of the spine. Cloth slightly split to the head of the rear joint. Containing a previous owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpaper, dated 1913. Internally, front hinge is strained, remaining binding is generally firm. Pages are generally bright and clean.

Very Good

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