THREE JOLLY ANGLERS; Verses By Jessie Pope Drawings By Frank Adams

cloth spine, two color paste-down on front cover, pictorial endpapers, unpaginated, (24) double-folded pages, full color frontis., 11 full page, full color illustrations, page heading illustrations, enlarged bold caps beginning each page, title page vignette, verses by Jessie Pope ; drawings by Frank Adams., front cover paste-down illustration has been professionally re-laid as has the back cover blank paste-down, inner hings have been reinforced, some light over all soil to covers, light evidence of moisture to front endpapers, rear endpapers have touch of toning, one full page color plate missing, Frank Adams 1871-1944 exhibited in London between 1923 and 1935. He was a landscape artist as well as a book illustrator. His drawings for this title help tell the story of three English gentlemen; Jones, Johnson, and Jakes who make a wager who would catch the heaviest fish. The illustrations convey the spirit of the verse very well showing great talent. Jessie Pope 1868 - 1941) was known as a patriotic English poet, writer and journalist, best known for her patriotic motivational poems published during WW ! She also wrote poems for children's books of which this is a fine example. A rare book. Price has been adjusted in consideration. Size: Folio, (29 cm.)

Product Info

Publisher: Blackie & Son Limited ; Dodge Pub. Co

Year: 1913

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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