c1911 The Old Christmas by Washington Irving / TN Foulis, London / Beautifully Illustrated / Antique Book / Lacks One of the Sixteen Plates

Here is a lovely antique edition of The Old Christmas From the Sketch-Book of Washington Irving. Undated but published around 1911 by TN Foulis, London. Richly illustrated with absolutely charming tipped-in colour plates by HM Brock. Please note it is missing one of the sixteen plates. The others are all present and in super condition. 

Old Christmas is a collection of five short stories about Christmas. They chronicle the American writer's nostalgic recollections of Christmas traditions in 19th century Regency England. The text first appeared in 1819 in Irving's Sketchbook.

Inside the pages are clean and tightly bound. Has a book plate on the front paste down and a name and date of Xmas 1911 opposite on the front free endpaper. With some toning along the closed top edge, the other sides are untrimmed.

Pale lilac cloth covered boards have gilt decoration to the front and titles to the spine. With the odd mark to the boards. The spine has tanned in comparison to the front and back and has a couple of small brown marks. The gilt has dulled on the spine also compared with the shiny bright gilt on the front. With a little rubbing to the cloth on the corners and spine ends. Squarely and tightly bound.

Your antique copy of Old Christmas will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message if desired. 

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H 19.5 cm x W 12.5 cm, 124 pages, 0.31 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. With the exception of a small number of countries.

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