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The Sun-Child
R. C. Lehmann
1904
Bradbury, Agnew & Co : London
9" by 7.5"
vii [2], 2-134pp
SUMMARY
The vanishingly scarce first edition of R. C. Lehmanns beautifully illustrated childrens work.
First Edition,Publishers Original Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs1 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 22.99
EU Postage: £ 16.99
European Postage: £ 17.99
Asia Postage: £ 22.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99
DESCRIPTION
The very scarce first edition of this work.
Written by Liberal Party politician R. C. Lehmann, a major contributor to Punch as well as founding editor of Granta magazine.
With charming vignette monochrome illustrations throughout by popular illustrator Thomas Maybank.
Undated; dated 1904 via the British Library.
With a former owners inscription, dated 1920, to the front free endpaper.
A delightful childrens tale in which the sun-child visits earth, and does all kinds of good, according to a contemporary review in The Spectator.
CONDITION
In the publishers original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, exceptional. Light fading to back strip. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound, though a touch strained to the centre. Pages clean and bright.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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