G. K. Chesterton — The Coloured Lands

London, Sheed and Ward, 1938 . Cloth. A fantastically illustrated collection of Chesterton's original stories and illustrations, complete with an unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of fairy-stories containing illustrations by the author to accompany his comic verse, satirical ballads and self-caricatures. This work was published posthumously.G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English writer and critic. Illustrated by the author with colour plates, and full plates and vignettes in black and white.Complete with an unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards and an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, generally smart: spine is slightly cocked, with bumping to the head and tail and extremities. Dust wrapper has a few chips to the head and tail of the spine, which has the odd mark to the spine and boards. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: G. K. Chesterton. Near Fine/Near Fine.