This stunning edition of The Four Miss Whittingtons by Geraldine Mockler was published by Blackie and Son. The book is undated but I'd estimate the book to be from the 1910's. There is beautiful pictorial decoration of four ladies to the front board and art nouveau floral decoration to the spine.
It's in good condition but there is wear and crushing to the corners, whilst the book shows a forward lean. The back board shows minor marking and there is crushing to the spine ends; there is also a bump to the front hinge.
Inside, there is a presentation plate glued to the front free endpaper and another appears to have been removed from the front pastedown. Sadly the frontispiece is missing. The pages show foxing and age toning throughout, with occasional marking. There are also some cracks to the gutter - despite this, the pages remain tightly bound.
Dimensions approximately 19.3cm x 13.5cm x 3.9cm.
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