Selections of Thomas Coke Squance

Herbert Salisbury Squance

Verlag: Private Circulation, Sunderland, 1899

Beschreibung

The first edition of this very scarce collection of Thomas Coke Squance's poetry. Edited by Herbert Salisbury Squance, his son. Printed for private circulation. In a beautiful Zaehnsdorf binding, with their binder's stamp to the front pastedown. Illustrated, with a frontispiece of Squance. Limited edition, one of 150 copies printed, each numbered as issued. This is number two of one-hundred and fifty and is signed by the author. This is the editor's copy, with his bookplate to the front pastedown. The London Gazette of 1935 lists Squance as a Lieutenant-Commander to Commander in the Royal Navy. Thomas Coke Squance was a British pathologist, antiquarian and naturalist. His medical career was spent in Sunderland as a Consulting Physician to Sunderland Royal Infirmary. A scarce poetry collection by an interesting figure. In a full morocco binding with gilt stamping to the spine. Light shelfwear to the head and tail of spine and rubbing to the joints. Small loss to the head of spine. Fading to the spine. A few marks to boards. Bookplate to the front pastedown of Herbert S Squance. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spots to pages. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 680L12

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Selections of Thomas Coke Squance

Verlag: Private Circulation, Sunderland

Erscheinungsdatum: 1899

Einband: Fine Binding

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Very Good Indeed

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book