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The Gresham Publishing Company, UK. Decorative Cloth. Book Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Elliot & Fry, Talwin Morris Designed (illustrator). First Edition. Sumptuously decorated Hard Cover book which still in FINE condition (See Our Photographs). Gilt art nouveau decoration to front board and spine, with the same decoration repeated to the inside of the boards and endpapers. Superb frontispiece photograph of the author by Elliot & Fry. Also a decorated title page. Gilt to top page edging. Foreword by Alice Meynell. I believe these were considered as the best books ever produced by Gresham who were a subsidiary of Blackie and Son. Designed by Talwin Morris, with the distinctive red petal motif on the crisp white pages. This book cover design was a special luxury edition produced by Blackie and Sons as part of the Red Letter Series and published by their subsidary Gresham for sale by subscription only. A very rare book, and in such superb condition. No printed date, and no inscriptions. Published circa 1906. At the time of listing we were unable to locate another copy of the book for sale anywhere.