George Townsend Warner — Harrow in Prose & Verse

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. A brightly illustrated collection of poetry and prose from noted alumni and associates of Harrow School. The first and only edition of the work. Bound in a decorative white cloth with the Harrow School coat of arms in gilt. A comprehensive history of Harrow School, along with miscellaneous poetry, prose, and verse by alumni and other notable associates, including Lord Byron. Illustrated with tipped-in colour plates by British painter Arthur Garratt, as well as portraits from the Vaughan Library and National Portrait Gallery. These include a frontispiece and twenty four vivid colour plates. Collated, complete. Harrow School is often seen as one of the most prestigious schools in the world, and has educated seven former British prime ministers, including Winston Churchill, as well as writers such as Lord Byron, Anthony Trollope, and Simon Sebag-Montefiore.Edited by George Townsend Warner, a clergyman, schoolmaster, and cricketer who was educated at Harrow School. Dated using Jisc from copies of the work held at the British Library. Bound in a decorative white cloth. Externally, very good indeed, with light bumping to the extremities. Light marking, causing a little discolouration to cloth. Internally, firmly bound, with bright clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Arthur Garratt. Very Good Indeed .