Raymond Jacberns — A Ruler in Chief

London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd. [1906]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce fiction novel by Raymond Jacberns, illustrated by P. Hardy. The first edition. Illustrated by Paul Hardy with a monochrome frontispiece and five monochrome plates. Paul Hardy was an English illustrator best known for his works in the Strand Magazine. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. A very scarce work. This novel was written by Raymond Jacberns and tells the story of a group of children who must learn to occupy themselves while their mother is occupied, and get up to many adventures when they are sent away. Dated by copies held institutionally. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally excellent with only the slightest shelf wear and a slight lean. Prize label to the front free endpaper from 'Trinity Church Sunday School&apos. Internally generally firmly bound with slight strain between the plate and pp. 91. Pages very lightly age toned with occasional light spotting. Near Fine . Ill.: P. Hardy. Near Fine .