The Strand magazine :. an illustrated monthly,
Sir George Newnes, 1st Baronet (1851 - 1910)
Category
Books
Date
1891 - 1902
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Castle Drogo, Devon
NT 3189385
Summary
Bibliographic description
22 v. :. ill., ports., facsims. ;. 8vo.,. 25 cm. Imperfect: Contains vols. 1-12, 15-24 (1891-96, 1898-1902) only. Provenance: Purchased from A. Drewe. Inscription in ink on second leaf of vol. 1 only: `Drew' [i.e. Julius Drewe]. Vols. 1-8 have binder's ticket on inside rear cover: `Bound by Pelton, Parade, Tunbridge Wells'. Vol. 24 has no. `6469' in mauve ink on verso of frontispiece. Loose at vol. 21, p. 333 and p. 633 are 2p. printed adverts for dresses and for Koko's hair loss treatment. Binding: Half leather binding over marbled boards, with gold lettering on green or red spine labels. Vols. 1-7 in brown leather, vols. 8-11 in green, vols. 12-20 in brown, vols. 21-24 in red. Red painted edges.
Makers and roles
Sir George Newnes, 1st Baronet (1851 - 1910)