The Queen’s Gift Book, In Aid of Queen Mary’s Convalescent Auxiliary Hospitals for Soldiers and Sailors who have Lost Their Limbs in the War

[1915] 160pp plus 12 tipped in full colour illustrations, numerous line drawings and sketches in text. In pale blue cloth-covered boards, with deep blue lettering, titles and decoration, blind ruled at edges (cloth is a little soiled, mildly sunned around spine and cloth a little rubbed around spine). Front free endpaper has been corner clipped and bears a previous owner’s name, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. With a foreword, largely describing the work of the Queen Mary’s Auxiliary Hospitals as a contribution to the effort of the first world war, by John Galsworthy, contains a selection of stories by authors such as John Galsworthy, J M Barrie, John Buchan, Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jeffrey Farnol, Jerome K Jerome, Sapper, Mrs Henry Ward and others, illustrated by artists such as Lewis Baumer, Harry Rountree, Archibald Webb, H J Hartley, Arthur Rackham and others. 4to.

Illustrated Books, Short Stories, Gift Books, First World War, Queen Mary