Sydney C. Grier

Writ in Water

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition, third printing of this illustrated novel by Hilda Gregg using the pseudonym Sydney C. Grier First edition, third printing of Writ In Water by Hilda Gregg using the pseudonym Sydney C. Grier. In the original publisher's cloth binding. A scarce edition of this illustrated novel. Hilda Gregg was an English author who always wrote under this pseudonym. Her novels were mostly stories about the adventures and endeavours of English people in colonised states, such as India and Baghdad. Includes four monochrome plates by A. Pearse. Collated, complete. Also includes sixty-four pages of advertisements to the rear.No dust wrapper present. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is a small mark to the back board. The front hinge is starting but firm. There is spotting to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Very Good . Ill.: A. Pearse. Very Good .

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