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., 12 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., inner hinges starting, over all moderate soil to covers, light evidence of moisture to front cover, ,all plates called for are present, 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. 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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