Beryl Cook was persuaded to illustrate this book because it gave her the opportunity to paint a variety of wigs
bumping and rubbing to corners and spine tips
Traces left behind to front and rear paste-downs and endpapers from tape
The blue ink is used on the title-page and section titles
Very good book with light crushing to spine tips
The Rambler Agatha Christie Beryl Cook was persuaded toThe Rambler, by Samuel Johnson. In four volumes. London : printed for W. Bowyer, W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, J. Hinton, Hawes, Clarke, and Collins, [and 16 others in London], 1771. The eight edition. 11 x 18 cm. Full brown calf, gilt titles and intricate tooling to spines, marbled endpapers. Externally very worn, in acceptable condition only, with edges and spines very rubbed, boards not fully attached and extremities rather frayed. Internally