SHAW, SAMUEL — Shaw's National and Local Riddle Book

By The Author. 1889. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, Very scarce riddle book. No chipping & no splitting to boards. Some light dusting to panels & mild darkening to spine. Internally clean. Two old ink names & one inscription all on different leaves. Wonderful polychrome titlepage & frontispiece. One leaf has been tipped back in . Tight textblock. No loose & no missing leaves. Many pages of wonderful period ads. Classified arrangement and alphabetical order - general, local and national with index - a system of arrangement that is the proptery of the inventor samuel shaw. Very good.