COALS OF FIRE – Emily Spratling – 1904 Illustrated Antique Book

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◆ Details

• Title: Coals of Fire
• Author: Emily Spratling
• Publisher: Robert Culley, London
• Publication Year: 1904
• Format: Hardback (decorated cloth boards)
• Illustrations: Black-and-white frontispiece + internal illustrations
• Pages: 126 + front matter
• Provenance: Inscribed gift – “Presented to Rosie Webber for Bible Searching – Jan 10th 1908”
• Category: Antique Books / Illustrated Fiction / Edwardian Literature

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◆ Description

Rare 1904 first-year printing of Coals of Fire by Emily Spratling, published by Robert Culley. This Edwardian moral story features boys’ school life, accidents, rivalry and redemption, typical of Culley’s early 20th-century religious fiction.

The illustrated front cover shows a dramatic bicycle accident scene, with gilt titles still visible. Includes a charming 1908 handwritten dedication on the endpaper, adding historical interest and provenance.

A wonderful collectors’ item for lovers of Victorian/Edwardian juvenile literature, school stories, illustrated antique books, or Robert Culley publications.

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◆ Condition Notes

• General age wear to boards and spine, including rubbing and light marks
• Spine gilt still legible
• Endpapers toned with age
• Pages clean overall with occasional foxing
• Small closed tear/holes to inner margin of one page (shown in photos)
• Binding holding but slightly relaxed (typical for 120-year-old books)
• No loose pages

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◆ Shipping

• Sent well-protected in cardboard book mailer
• UK postage via Royal Mail
• International shipping available

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