A Ring of Rubies

London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1921. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. An uncommon reprint in Ward's 'Lily Series', a smart copy of this charming novel by L. T. Meade following the fate of a young woman as she is bequeathed a valuable ruby ring. An uncommon reprint, in Ward, Lock & Co's 'Lily Series', this being publication 37 in said series. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Young Rosamund Lindley requests the help of her wealthy but eccentric relative for help in a project; though he refuses and dies shortly after, he leaves her an antique ruby ring in his will.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece.Two pages of adverts to the rear. Prize label to the recto of the front endpaper, presenting this work from the Greenfield Baptist Sunday School to Anita Walters in 1925.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Spot to the fore edge. Prize label to the front paste down. Front hinge is starting but firm. Dust wrapper is edge worn, with a large closed tear to the rear of the rear joint and tail of the front wrap, and a few smaller closed tears. Wraps are a little marked, including spots to the reverse, and a tide mark to the reverse of the front wrap. A small amount of surface loss to the tail of the front wrap, resulting in a small amount of loss to the author's name. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed