Estimate: | £100 - £150 |
ALDIN, Cecil (1870-1935, illustrator). Old Inns. London: William Heinemann, 1921. 4to (290 x 230mm). Half title, printed in red and black, 16 mounted coloured plates and 44 monochrome illustrations by Cecil Aldin (some spotting to title and, more faintly, to dedication leaf). Original vellum-backed paper boards, the upper cover and spine lettered in gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut (some staining mainly to the upper cover, corners rubbed and bumped). FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 166 OF 380 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. The venerable Sussex inns illustrated in colour in Cecil Aldin's attractive plates are The Spread Eagle, Midhurst, The Star, Alfriston and The Mermaid, Rye.