Rt Hon J H Thomas Preface (2 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Hard Cover. Fleetway Press 1924. Souvenir Volume Presented by the London and North Eastern Railway. Limited Edition. Book condition: VG - Very Good. Full Colour illustrations. With an introductory note by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. An anthology of British Empire by E.V. Lucas. Illustrations by Frank Brangwyn, Spenser Pryse and Macdonald Gill. Edited by Martin Hardie, with a preface by The Rt. Hon. J.H. Thomas. Large fold-out plate by Brangwyn. Many other full page colour plates by Frank Brangwyn, Spencer Pryse and Macdonald Gill. Some scattered foxing, mostly to page edges. Beautiful printing. A scarce limited edition. Very good, worn spine but pages intact and clean. 56 pages. Size: 12" x 16" (300mm x 400mm). (3). Frank Brangwyn, Spenser Pryse, Macdonald Gill (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. A scarce limited edition of this lavishly illustrated anthology of the British Empire. Scarce. The LNER presentation edition, with the extra page and plate tipped-in. With stunning full-colour lithographs throughout. Written by E. V. Lucas the English writer, editor and humorist. Illustrated throughout by three notable artists. Frank Brangwyn was a highly regarded artist, who received numerous accolades for his artistic work, including full membership of the Royal Academy. MacDonald Gill was a artist, cartographer and leading figure of the Arts and Crafts movement. Gerald Spencer Pryse was a notable lithographer. In a paper covered binding. Externally, sound. Light rubbing to the spine, boards and extremities. Light bumping to the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally clean, with light spotting mainly to the first and last pages. Very Good. Frank Brangwyn; Spencer Pryse; Macdonald Gill (illustrator). book.…