Francis R. G. Duckworth — Chester

London, A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1910. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated guide to Chester, England. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, nineteen colour plates, and a folding plan to the rear. Collated complete. A charming account of and guide to a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee. With chapters on romance, St. Werburgh's, the Wizard Dee, Scenicus Infamis, and certain Burgesses. Written by Francis R. G. Duckworth was a prominent figure in the world of books and writing. He was a published author of the England Countryside series, Illustrated by Edward Harrison Compton, a German landscape painter and illustrator of English descent. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: E. Harrison Compton. Very Good .