Colby Homer Illustrator (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover 2nd edition (1930), 8th printing (1951) in published by Macmillan in red cloth. Former library book in Good condition without a jacket. The covers are in good shape though a call number and other library marks are on the spine. The binding is square and tight. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. Sir Roger de Coverley was the name of a character in The Spectator magazine (1711). An English squire of Queen Anne's reign, Sir Roger exemplified the values of an old country gentleman, and was portrayed as lovable but somewhat ridiculous, making his Tory politics seem harmless but silly. He was said to be the grandson of the man who invented the dance of the same name.…

Condition: VG+/no dj. 358pp. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Homer W. Colby.