Henry Van Dyke. Cover design by Margaret Armstrong - Days Off and Other Digressions

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1913. Reprint, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Inscribed by Author. Inscribed and initialled on front end-paper by author: "The real joy of play-time can be tasted only by me who knows how good it is to work hard. H.v.D. Inscribed for Miss Agnes Rix August 1914 - January 1915, The Hague". Van Dyke was the US Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg between 1913 and 1916. Cover design by Margaret Armstrong. Dark blue clean covers with ornate decoration and lettering in gilt and green, white and silver. Colour frontis with protective tissue leaf, all additional 7 colour plates are present. Lightly rubbed corners, sound binding, clean pages and plates. Contains colour frontis and colour plates (full page illustrations). No dust-jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10122071158. ISBN: 0714842583

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