1905 The Romance of Modern Exploration by Archibald Williams, published in London by Seeley and Co. Limited. It has a full red calf leather, prized binding with a gold gilt, decorative spine… In beautiful condition for its age. The Heddon School Crest is stamped on the front of the book, which symbolizes that it is a prized binding.
A "prized binding" refers to a finely crafted book cover, often considered a high-quality binding, that was given as a prize or award in educational institutions, particularly in England, Ireland, and the Netherlands; essentially, a "prize book" with a particularly decorative and valuable binding.
It has a Plate on the inside that states it was owned by someone by the name of Raymond Lomer-Wood in Suffolk.
