George R. Sims — Zeph: A Circus Story

London, Chatto & Windus, 1892. Cloth. A new edition of this short story collection by George Sims, bound in the publisher's original decorative cloth. With stories 'Jo Powell's Pilgrimage', 'Zeph: A Story of Today', 'My Dog Pickle', 'Urbain and Isette', 'Mr. Strickland's Black Eye' and 'The Old Lady Opposite', amongst others.Written by English journalist and novelist George Robert Sims, known for his contributions to Fun magazine. This work includes some of his earliest pieces of fiction.A new edition, reissued with a new title; the collection was originally published as 'Zeph and Other Stories&apos.Acquired from the sale of Paul Gallico's library. Paul Gallico was an American novelist best known for 'The Snow Goose' and 'The Poseidon Adventure&apos. Bound with thirty-two pages of publisher's advertisements. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; boards are a little rubbed, with some slight bumping to the extremities, and the spine has the odd tidemark. Front pastedown and endpaper are also affected by a tidemark to the edges. Internally, generally firmly bound; binding is slightly strained to the first page. Pages are a little age-toned, the publisher's advertisements in particular, and with the odd spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .