Barnard's Parrakeet gold filet identified by the Scribner’s “A”

identified by the Scribner’s “A” and publisher’s seal on the copyright page

A very good and highly attractive copy

in the original dust wrapper

while the repeated gilt eye motifs on the spine evoke the novel's central image of constant observation

turning Churchill’s famous phrase - “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” - into a solemn roll of individual sacrifice

Barnard's Parrakeet gold filet identified by the Scribner’s “A”Print Author & Artist: W. T. Greene; printed by Benjamin Fawcett Date: 1884 Style: Original 19th century chromolithograph with hand applied colour Paper Size: Approx. 10 7 inches (c. 25. 5 18 cm) Condition: Very good, with bright original colour and crisp detail. Light age toning in places, wholly commensurate with age and not affecting the printed image. Wider Description of the Collection: A beautifully preserved 19th century plate, produced during