Memoirs Of Great Commanders by G.P.R. James, c.1870 New Arrivals

Memoirs Of Great Commanders by G.P.R. James, c.1870 New Arrivals'Memoirs Of Great Commanders' by G. P. R. James. New edition published by George Routledge and Sons, c. 1870. Full green leather binding by Bickers & Son, London. Five raised bands and red leather gilt stamped title panel to the spine. Shelf wear throughout but nonetheless an attractive volume. Binding tight. Marbles page edges. Prize plate to front pastedown for Bedfordshire Middle Class Public School dated 1874. Small pencil inscriptions and

as does the base of the drawer itself and main compartment

There is some spotting to the frontispiece and title page

surrounded by spring flowers and foliage

Washington DC

Weight: 68 grams

Carver & Gilder

Length: 16 inches

The hip flask has a monogram to the front and stamped registration number to the neck

the artist has used timpasto very effectively to provide an almost three dimensional depiction of the thatched barn roof and straw in the wheelbarrow

Very good condition throughout with great colour

ready to affix to a wall or feature

they are usually finely made with turned wood and inlays