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The Innocence of Father Brown
G.K. Chesterton
Cassell, London · 1911
First Edition. Sullivan #24. 5,000 copies. The first Father Brown book in first edition.
Original red cloth lettered in gilt. 8 illustrations complete and clean. Patchy fading to rear cover. Small amount of insect tracking affecting gutter of front free endpaper and top of front pastdown.
Other than these minor flaws a clean, bright copy of this scarce Queen's Quorum title. Sydney Seymour Lucas (illustrator).
Written by Dr Jeremy Parrott, who has the book in his hands. Nothing here is generated from a catalogue record.
Bibliographic detail
| Author | Chesterton, G.K. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Cassell, London |
| Date | 1911 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Condition | Good Plus |
| Stock reference | ab_854854679 |