Mrs. Craik [Dinah Maria Mulock Craik] — John Halifax, Gentleman

London, James Nisbet & Co. 1899. Leather. A smartly bound illustrated edition of this popular novel from English writer Mrs. Craik. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen plates. Collated complete. Set in the context of Britain's Industrial Revolution, this novel follows the experiences of an orphan named John Halifax as he becomes a successful industrialist determined to make his way in the world through honest hard work. Written by Dinah Maria Craik, often credited as Miss Mulock or Mrs. Craik, an English novelist and poet best remembered for this work. Illustrated by Christiana Mary Demain Hammond, known as Chris. Hammond, an English painter and illustrator. Bound in full calf with gilt. Externally, smart with light rubbing and fading to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the endpapers with minor age toning. School prize bookplate and bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: Chris. Hammond. Very Good .