LOFTIE, W. J. - 'THE COLOUR OF LONDON'
LOFTIE, W. J. - 'THE COLOUR OF LONDON'
illustrated by Yoshio Markino, first edition, published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1907, buff cloth bound with red and gilt decorated front cover and gilt lettered spine
Provenance:
The collection of Perran Wood, thence by family descent.
Perran Wood was born in Cape Town in 1945. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1970s, where he became a glass expert at Sotheby’s.
In retirement, Perran devoted himself to his enduring love of books, building an extensive collection and earning widespread respect for his deep knowledge of the subject. His books were a source of lifelong curiosity and pleasure, each valued for what they held within their pages.
LOFTIE, W. J. - 'THE COLOUR OF LONDON'
illustrated by Yoshio Markino, first edition, published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1907, buff cloth bound with red and gilt decorated front cover and gilt lettered spine
Provenance:
The collection of Perran Wood, thence by family descent.
Perran Wood was born in Cape Town in 1945. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1970s, where he became a glass expert at Sotheby’s.
In retirement, Perran devoted himself to his enduring love of books, building an extensive collection and earning widespread respect for his deep knowledge of the subject. His books were a source of lifelong curiosity and pleasure, each valued for what they held within their pages.
