Quality Street by J M Barrie / 1279

Quality Street by J M Barrie , Illustrated by Hugh Thomson  not dated but 1913 This deluxe edition  Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.

 Large quarto (12 1/8 x 10 inches; 309 x 253 mm.)  234, [2] pp. Twenty two mounted wonderful colour plates including frontispiece,  Black and white text illustrations & illustrated tissue guards  Some foxing to eps

Original vellum on board. Front cover pictorially stamped in gilt with a basket of flowers in a circle within a double gilt ruled borders. Spine decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt, yapped edges. A very Handsome  Scarce copy Please email for pictures and shipping costs We have two of these scarce copies in stock.

 Watercolour artist & illustrator. HUGH THOMSON        1860-1920.

Born at Coleraine, Co Derry, Ireland, came to prominence with his series of drawings of 18thc ballads

& stories, most prolific  1900-1914 when his watercolour work

 was put to good use in the lavish colour gift books

 illustrating the classics.

 Watercolour artist & illustrator. HUGH THOMSON        1860-1920.

Born at Coleraine, Co Derry, Ireland, came to prominence with his series of drawings of 18thc ballads

& stories, most prolific  1900-1914 when his watercolour work

 was put to good use in the lavish colour gift books

 illustrating the classics.