The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, in Which Is Included Memoirs of a Lady of Quality, in Two Volumes (SIGNED by Artist) by Tobias Smollett, Introduction by G.K. Chesterton, Illustrations by John Austen - 1936

Oxford: Printed for the Limited Editions Club at the University Press, 1936. Limited edition 811/1500. Hardcover. Quarto, Two volumes in slipcase; continuously paged (xxiii, 782 pages). In Good minus condition with Fair dust jackets. Slipcase in decorative paper with title label on rear panel, light age-toning. Spines are cream with black print and illustration. Dust jackets have edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, toning to spine, spotting, smudging/shelf wear. Boards in green cloth with gold print. Stains to hinges and bottom edges. Text blocks have purple tinted top edge, deckle edges, spotting to edges and endpapers, large owner stamp on front endpapers, slight occasional foxing within. Illustrated with color frontispieces and plates. Signed by the illustrator on limited edition page. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited… Read More

New York: Limited Editions Club/Oxford University Press. Near Fine. 1936. Hardcover. Two hardcovers volumes in dark green cloth with gilt titles housed in a decorated slipcase. Limited Editions Club edition, 1936. SIGNED by illustrator John Austen. This is # 1414 of 1500 copies. Books and slipcase are in near fine, condition, generally crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Illustrated throughout. Some age toning present as well as some fading to slipcase. 4to. 783 pp. Heavy--more than 10 pounds; will require additional postage if shipped priority or outside the U. S. .

Oxford, Great Britain: Printed for The Limited Editions Club at the University Press, 1936. Book. Illus. by Austen, John. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). 2 Volume Set in Slipcase. SIGNED by the illustrator John Austen. Limited Edition of 1500 copies printed for The Limited Editions Club by john Johnson, printer to the University of Oxford. This is copy no.717. Includes dust-jackets for both volumes. Shelfwear to DJs: light scuffing along edges and covers, some light smudges on covers, spines are tanned. Both volumes are tightly bound, no marks. Set is in Very Good condition..

Oxford: Oxford University Press for Limited Editions Club, 1936. Limited ed. Cloth. Very Good in Good + DJ. Austen, John. Two Volumes in Slipcase. 4to, 782 pp. Edition of 1500 (this is no. 89), signed by the illustrator. Light hanlding to boards, head of spine slightly pulled, top edge dusty, page edges and endpapers a bit tanned. Both jackets a bit dustsoiled with some edgewear includingn a few small chips. Slipcase is sunned, edgeworn, with top panel cracked at joint.