Jackanapes by Juliana Horatia Ewing - 1910

London - Society for Promotion Christian Knowledge, 1910 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. An illustrated and decorative early twentieth century edition of Ewing's children's story. Bound in quarter-cloth with the originalpictorial paper-covered boards, with colour illustration. 'Two Hundred and Thirteenth Thousand. 'Includes frontis and illustrated title page, with various in-text illustrations throughout. With a list of books by the same author. Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing (Gatty) (18421885) was a writer of children's stories, daughter of the Rev. Alfred Gatty and Margaret Gatty, also a writer for children. Among her tales, which have hardly been excelled in sympathetic insight into child-life, and still enjoy undiminished popularity, are: A Flat Iron for a Farthing, Jackanapes, Jan of the Windmill, Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances, and The Story of a Short Life. Condition: The binding is generally tight and firm. The front inner hinge is moderately strained after the frontis, but still holding well. There is only some mild wear to the extremities, with just some mild discolouration and slight bumping. Internally the pages are generally bright and clean, with theoccasional spot to the front endpapers. There is some offsetting to the half-title and to the list of books by the same author. Overall the condition is very good with a near fine interior..