The Queen's gift book :
in aid of Queen Mary's convalescent auxiliary hospitals for soldiers and sailors who have lost their limbs in the war.

Description

Related Names

Chalat, Ned I., former owner.
Chalat, Joann, former owner.
Harraden, Beatrice, 1864-1936, contributor.
Rackham, Arthur, 1867-1939, illustrator.
Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933, contributor.
Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867-1953.
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930, contributor.
Richard Clay and Sons

Language(s)

English

Published

London : Hodder and Stoughton, [1915]

Subjects

World War, 1914-1918 > World War, 1914-1918 / Giftbooks.
Presentation copies (Provenance).
Illustrated works.
Markings (Provenance).

Note

Bound in light blue cloth with dark blue stamping and lettering.
Mounted colour plates.
Facsimile of Queen Mary's autograph on frontispiece.
"One full-page illustration in colour and 2 drawings in black and white by Arthur Rackham, illustrating the story "The Soot-Fairies," by Beatrice Harraden"--Cf. Latimore & Haskell.
Title page verso: Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay & Sons, Limited, Brunswick St.. Stamford St., S.E., and Bungay, Suffolk.
Publication date suggested by Latimore & Haskell.
Foreward by John Galsworthy.

Physical Description

160 p., [12] leaves of plates (col.) : ill., facsim. ; 25 cm.

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