Pirates' Creek: A Story of Treasure Quest

Title: Pirates' Creek: A Story of Treasure Quest
Author: S.W. Sadler
Illustrator: A.P.
Year: 1883
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Remarks: c.1883
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: N/A

Description: Illustrated with a number of excellent full-page b&w woodcuts. Chapters begin with a b&w floral border and end with a b&w floral ornament. Illuminated initials.

Off-pink cloth boards with embossed illustrations and gilded, embossed text. Pages are lightly soiled (and a handful have staining), but have largely resisted foxing – what little there is is confined to a few negligible specks. Presentation plate affixed to front pastedown is dated 1883.

Measures 18.5 cm × 12 cm (7.4″ × 4.8″). Large 12mo. 318 pp. + 2 pp. advertising other books by the publisher.

Price: £24.00