J.C. Squire (intro.) — A London Reverie

London , Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1928. Cloth. A fantastic first edition of this collection of illustrations by artist Joseph Pennell, with a coloured frontispiece and 55 further plates. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative brown cloth binding. In the original dust wrapper.With a coloured frontispiece, and 55 further full page plates of stunning illustrations of London by American draftsman, etcher, lithographer, and illustrator Joseph Pennell.Pennell was a prolific artist, spending most of his working life in Europe and developing an interest in landmarks, landscapes, and industrial scenes around he world.With and introduction and notes by J.C. Squire. In publisher's original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to head and tail of spine, with shelf wear to extremities. Offsetting and spotting to endpapers. Ink inscription to front free end paper. Bookseller's sticker to front paste down. Dust wrapper is smart. Loss to head and tail of spine, with archival tape repair to tail and top edge. Sunning to spine and wrap edges. Light spotting with the odd mark to wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light spotting. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Joseph Pennell. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.