Author: James Blyth
Title: Rubina
Description: London, John Long, 1908. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce romance novel by James Blyth. The first edition. A vanishingly scarce novel. Illustrated with a colour plate to the front board, and a colour frontispiece by Penrhyn Stanlaws. This very scarce romance novel was written by James Blyth and tells the story of a beautiful woman called Rubina, and her two love interests, the Sergeant George Buck and a squire called Reggie. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with slight rubbing to the extremities and joints, and bumping to the extremities with closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. Bookplates for 'R. W. Lamb' and 'R. C. Fiske' to the front endpapers, with a closed tear to the rear. Internally, binding tender between the frontis and title page, and starting in places. Pages lightly age toned with occasional light spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Penrhyn Stanlaws. Very Good .

Keywords: James Blyth Fiction Novel First edition Fiction Penrhyn Stanlaws


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