Nixon, Mima,
Royal Palaces & Gardens.
London: A & C Black, 1916. Hardcover. DJ a bit discolored and with a couple of minute tears. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Front hinge started. Overall a very handsome copy. ; This is the extremely rare limited edition in the larger format. Only 200 copies issued, this one is number 186. In the equally rare dustjacket. Originally issued at 2 Guineas. SIGNED by the illustrator Mima Nixon. 60 tipped-in color illustrations from watercolors by Mima Nixon. Featuring places in England, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Greece, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Germany, Bavaria, Holland and Belgium. White vellum boards with red ornate design and red linear design. Gilt lettering and top edge gilt. Fore edge and bottom edge uncut as issued. Inman 254. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; xii, 319 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket.
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