The British lion /
Higlett, G. A.(George Allen),1860-1940,author.
Humorous description of the design of the ca. 1910 red one penny stamp, featuring George V of England, with recumbant lion, illustrated through an actual example mounted on the first page; a caricature of the stamp, labeled "Lunch time at the Zoo", with SPCA officer feeding the lion, is affixed to the last page.
Statement of manufacture from the front cover.
Library copy has a sticker for the City of London Philatelic Society attched to the inside back cover, and a letter from the author dated 23 Aug., 1920, secured.
Humorous description of the design of the ca. 1910 red one penny stamp, featuring George V of England, with recumbant lion, illustrated through an actual example mounted on the first page; a caricature of the stamp, labeled "Lunch time at the Zoo", with SPCA officer feeding the lion, is affixed to the last page.
100 copies printed.
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