May, Phil — Sketches from "Punch

London, Punch" Office, . . Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Edition and date of publication are not stated but are almost certainly First Edition and 1903, respectively, but devoted to the illustrations of Phil May, who died in 1903 at the age of only 37 and who was memorialized by Owen Seaman at Foreword, dated 1903. Moderate bowing to and soiling of front boards, discoloration to rear panel, toning to endpapers, previous owner's inscription at front free endpaper, a couple of short closed tears to pages, mild sunning to pages at spine, else quite clean, bright and still tightly bound.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good