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Second edition, no date. The first edition was 1846. Green leather boards are scuffed at the head and tail and the corners, but the binding is tight. All 60 hand colored plates are present. There is a stain in the middle of the leading edge which permeates into the pages for a half inch. It looks like a water stain. It diminishes by page 40. The stain does not intrude onto the images on the plates. There is toning throughout. There is a gift inscription dated 1913, "Elizabeth Evelyn Halton from her aunt Evelyn Houson, who had it from her grandfather William Bickmore, October 21st, 1913". Genealogy reveals that there was an Elizabeth Evelyn Halton (born 1900), whose mothers maiden name was Houson. If that is so, she then married George Lionel Pepler, who later was knighted in 1948, at which time she became Lady Pepler. Sir George Pepler was well known for town planning and there is an award named after him. I priced the book as if it were just a book. If I can confirm the association signature as that… Read More

The definitive work regarding exotic canes. 1650 illustrations, 90 in color. 170 period drawings and documents. Book covers canes in 75 private collections and in almost 100 museums. Chapters are Country Walking Sticks, City Walking Sticks, Professional Walking Sticks and Weapons. The author is a cane collector who spent years and traveled thousands of miles in Europe and America researching the subject. The book is in very good, or better condition. The jacket has tears on the top and bottom of the spine, and on the back left corner. It is price clipped.