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    Reference 3585 (1884)
    Category Miscellaneous
    Author Fairless, Michael (Barber, Margaret) illustrated by E. W. Waite
    Title The Roadmender
    Publishing Information London: Duckworth & Co.,1911
    Description De Luxe Limited Edition of 350 copies: 121 pages, complete with 8 tipped-in colour plates complete with captioned tissue guards, number 122 of 350. Top edge gilt, other page edges uncut, original covers, contents clean. Shelf wear, spine slightly tanned, binding firm. 'The Roadmender' is a spiritual book, written as a series of meditations on the road to heaven. A song of praise to a portion of rural England at the turn of the previous century. Written by Margaret Barber under the pseudonym Michael Fairless. Barber is best known for this work, which became a classic upon its publication, the book going through thirty-one editions in ten years. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece, and seven coloured plates. Illustrated by Edward Wilkins Waite, an English landscape painter.
    Price £45.00
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