First Love and Other Tales Agatha Christie open-spine clamshell case that allows

open-spine clamshell case that allows the book's spine to be fully exposed on the shelf

with two labels to front on which 'The Beggar's Opera by John Gay" is handwritten in black pen

with date 1911 to title page

gold endleaves printed with repeat dragon design in black

Accompanied by a fine print

First Love and Other Tales Agatha Christie open-spine clamshell case that allowsFirst Love and Other Tales, by Ivan Turgenev. Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1978. Limited Edition, part of The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers series. Translated by David Magarshack, illustrated by Joseph Isom. Publisher's full leather binding, richly ornate in gilt to both covers and spine, double git rule to covers, gilt titles to spine, all edges gilt, silk moir end papers, silk page marker. Beautifully illustrated