The Queen's gift book
By: in aid of Queen Mary's Convalescent Auxiliary Hospitals for soldiers and sailors who have lost their limbs in the war
Contributors: Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933; Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867-1953; Eric Sherman Collection (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
Published: 1915
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Gift books; English literature
Description: Anthology of prose and poetry by authors including J.M. Barrie, John Buchan, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jerome K. Jerome and Mrs. Humphry Ward.
Notes: Illustrations by many artists, including Arthur Rackham; foreword by John Galsworthy.

Date of publication from Engl. cat. and Brit. Mus. cat.

Rare Book copies 1-2: Variant boards

Rare Book copy 1: Title page verso: "Printed in Great Britain by T. and A. Constable, Printers to His Majesty, Edinburgh"

Rare Book copy 2: Title page verso: "Printed in Great Britain by St. Clements Press, Ltd., Kingsway, London, W. C."

Gift; Eric Sherman; 2015.
Table of contents: title: Foreword  -- John Galsworthy; title: The pleasures of reading  -- Arthur James Balfour; title: The new dramatist  -- J.M. Barrie, -- drawings by -- Lewis Baumer; title: Jill's cat  -- E.F. Benson, -- drawings by -- Harry Rountree; title: Divus Johnston  -- John Buchan, -- drawings by -- Arch. Webb; title: Mr. Porter's intentions  -- J.E. Buckrose, -- drawings by -- J.H. Hartley; title: Woman  -- Hall Caine, -- painting by -- W. Hatherell; title: The heroic age  -- Joseph Conrad, -- drawings by -- J.H. Hartley, -- painting by C.M. Padday; title: The magic circle  -- Ethel M. Dell, -- drawings by -- E.H. Shepard, -- painting by -- W. Russell Flint; title: Ypres, September 1915  -- Arthur Conan Doyle, -- drawings by -- L. Raven-Hill; title: Journey's end  -- Jeffrey Farnol, -- drawings by -- S. Abbey; title: The soot-fairies  -- Beatrice Harraden, -- painting and drawings by -- Arthur Rackham; title: The failure  -- Joseph Hocking, -- drawings by -- Fred Pegram; title: The fairy poodle  -- Leonard Merrick, -- painting and drawings by -- Edmund Blampied; title: The portrait of a lady -- Jerome K. Jerome, -- drawings by -- Gordon Browne; title: Victory Day: an anticipation  -- John Oxenham, -- painting by -- Eugene Hastain, -- drawings by -- Claude A. Shepperson; title: Norah  -- Gilbert Parker, -- drawings by -- C.E. Brock; title: A man of words  -- Mrs. Henry de la Pasture (Lady Clifford), -- paintings and drawings by -- W. Heath Robinson; title: Old Brand  -- Neil Munro, -- drawings by -- G. Barrow; title: The Dane's breechin'  -- E. OE. Somerville and -- "Martin Ross", -- drawings by -- Leo Cheney; title: One year old  -- Marjory Royce, -- painting by -- M.E. Gray, -- drawings by -- Charles Robinson; title: Will you take over his horse, Sir? a tale from the tranches  -- "Sapper", -- drawings by -- Edmund Blampied; title: He comes!: in memoriam "Roberts, F.M."  -- Maud Diver, -- drawings by -- J.H. Hartley; title: The cubhood of Wahb  -- written and illustrated by -- Ernest Thompson Seton; title: The little goatherd -- Mrs. Humphry Ward,-- painting by Dudley Hardy,-- drawings by-- Leopold Bates.