Description: Click here to see our other books! King Albert's Book: A Tribute to the Belgian King and People from Representative Men and Women Throughout the World Rudyard Kipling; Thomas Hardy etc [1914] The Daily Telegraph : London 11" by 9" 287pp. SUMMARY A first edition of this tribute to King Albert, with contributions by important public figures and authors and illustrations by popular artists. Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. Illustrated with a frontispiece, monochrome plates and sixteen coloured plates. Collated completeA tribute to King Albert the Belgian King and the people of Belgium at the start of the First World War, with morale-boosting contributions from statesmen, artists, novelists and other important figures. The work includes poems and prose from Edith Wharton, Jack London, Winston Churchill, Claude Debussy, Rudyard Kipling, H. Rider Haggard, Thomas Hardy and G. K. Chesterton, as well as colour illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Maxfield Parrish, Edmund Dulac, and Kay Nielsen, among others.Undated, dated by copies held on Jisc. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth. Externally smart with marks to the boards, bumping to the extremities, a very slight lean, a closed tear to the head of the spine and very small damp stains to the rear board. Offsetting to the endpapers with a past owner's name in ink to the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with occasional light spotting and light age toning. Tipped in plate facing pp. 32 loose but present. Overall Condition: Very Good 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. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Author: Rudyard Kipling; Thomas Hardy etc
Publisher: The Daily Telegraph
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: Yes
Language: English
Fiction Subject: Literary Fiction
Illustrator: Arthur Rackham; Edmund Dulac etc
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1914
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 0.750000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
