Sapho; A novel, Alphonse Daudet, Sisley's Ltd, London

An attractive binding from a pocket-sized edition known as 'The Panel Books', and with a 'The Times Book Club' label to rear pastedown.

Sapho; A novel, by Alphonse Daudet. With Frontispiece by Howard Somerville. embellishments by Edgar Wilson.

Published by Sisley's Ltd, Makers of Beautiful Books, London. Undated, but c. 1907-08, based on other entries on Worldcat. An uncommon edition.

A very good hardback bound in tan limp pleather with gilt decoration. Some scuffing and wear to extremities. Pictorial endpapers with bookplate of Parnham Phillips of Wendover to first pastedown.

Text is clean and bright throughout with occasional scattered spotting. Gilt edges to textblock (now a little dulled). With page marker ribbon. 

Text in English.

224pp including frontispiece.

Dimensions: Approximately 170mm high x 99mm wide x 20mm deep.

Weight: Approximately 159g.