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1885 In a Good Cause. A Collection of Stories, Poems, and Illustrations
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce
The first edition of this scarce work.
An anthology of poems, stories, and illustrations, published for the benefit of the North Eastern Hospital For Children in Hackney Road, compiled by Margaret S. Tyssen Amherst. The hospital, now known as Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, was originally formed by two Quaker sisters in 1867.
This anthology includes a brief history of the hospital, as well as 'Le Jardin des Tuileries' by Oscar Wilde, 'Old Age - a Sonnet' by the Earl of Rosslyn, 'Faith and Unfaith' by Lady Augusta Noel, 'Hunter Quatermain's Story' by H. Rider Haggard, 'Seekers For a City' by Andrew Lang, and more.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations throughout, by Randolph Caldecott, W. Callow, Tristram Ellis, and more.
Twenty pages of adverts to the rear.
Condition
In a rebacked quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Part of the original paper spine has been restored by rebacking. Some rubbing and discolouration to the boards and spine, including a few light spots. Minor bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Two tide marks to the rear board. Front hinge is a little strained, rear hinge is starting but firm. Spots to the endpapers, small tidemark to the rear endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few light handling marks.
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