Author: Arthur Quiller-Couch
Title: The Roll Call of Honour: A New Book of Golden Deeds
Description: London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1911. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated selection of biographies on prominent and respected individuals, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eight colour plates. Collated complete. A selection of concise biographies on prominent and respected individuals, including Abraham Lincoln, David Livingstone, and Florence Nightingale. Being a cautionary book for children, outlining the lives of nine figures who led 'golden lives', intending to show these figures as respectful role models to children. Written by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, a British author, best known for 'The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900&apos. He wrote a great deal of novels anonymously as 'Q' during his lifetime, including 'Dead Man's Rock', 'The Splendid Spur', and 'Poison Island&apos. With four leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear. Dated from the British Library. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spine and panel edges with the odd small closed tear. Minor loss to the head of the spine. With a 3" closed tear to the rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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