An Old Boy [Thomas Hughes] — Tom Brown&Apos;S School-Days

London, Henry Frowde; Oxford University Press, 1907. Leather. A charming illustrated edition of this schoolboy novel by Thomas Hughes, bound in half calf. A new edition. Bound in half calf, with cloth boards and marbled endpapers. Thomas Hughes' popular children's novel follows the exploits of the titular Tom Brown at Rugby School in the 1830s, the school attended by the author.Hughes attended Rugby School from 1834 to 1842, with much of the novel based on his experiences (Tom Brown is largely based on the author's brother George Hughes).This edition is illustrated with a frontispiece, four monochrome plates of photographs, seven full page drawings and two in-text illustrations. Collated, complete  Bound in half calf, with cloth boards and marbled endpapers. Externally, with rubbing to the extremities and minor fading to the spine. Marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright, with occasional spots, most concentrated to the first and last few leaves. Contemporary prize inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: H. M. Brock. Very Good .