Mortimer Menpes (Illustrator) - India - 1916

Lovely Art Nouveau designed volume of this wonderfully illustrated book, with folding map, and 75 colour plates painted by Menpes

A fascinating travel classic book in the original cloth bindings. The book is wonderfully illustrated with 75 striking full page colour plates, captioned on the tissue guards by Mortimer Menpes (Mortimer Luddington Menpes (1855 – 1938), was an Australian-born British painter, author, printmaker and illustrator). With text by Flora Annie Steel

Published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 1916. Publisher’s original red cloth with a peacock design on the front and design printed in green and yellow ochre on the front and spine, titling blocked in gilt on the front and spine. Top page edges gilt.

Book Dimensions: 23 x 17 x 4 cm and Number of Pages: 216 including index

Condition
External covers with some faded spots, and light wear to corners, edges, and to head and foot of the spine. Internally the book is in very good condition. Old inscription dated 1950 on first blank front free endpaper page. Pages are clean. The text is fresh. The attractive illustrations make this a truly beautiful title (Please see pictures).