Sir Walter Raleigh

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1911 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". Various. A beautifully illustrated copy of this historical work on the life of Walter Raleigh, told by John Buchan. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding with a pictorial design to the front cover. Dated using Jisc from copies held at the University of Cambridge Libraries. Written by Scottish novelist and historian, John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, who was known for his historical works. This biographical work on Sir Walter Raleigh is told in eleven stories, written as if by a friend or follow who has seen them happen with their own eyes. With some characters based on Raleigh's companions, and some invented. With beautiful, colour illustrations, including a frontispiece of Sir Walter Raleigh taken from a portrait in the National Portrait Gallery, and colourful inter-chapter illustrations, endpapers and a tail-piece by Mr Gabriel Gifford. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with slight bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Light soiling and the occasional mark to boards. Slight marking to endpapers, with the remnants of label removal to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed