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Hard cover, oblong 8vo., (8 1/2 x 10 6/8 inches ) in half stone-colored paper over tan lino-printed decorative paper with deeper tan repeating floral motif, an applied hand-printed decorative label with title to top board, and a printed paper label applied to the spine. Grayish-brown paste downs. Title page printed in purple, gold and black. Printed in Caslon, on cream colored Zerkall paper. Wood engraved illustrations in deeper tan. Housed in the original tan cloth-covered slipcase. 30 unnumbered pages. First Edition Thus. Limited to 100 copies per colophon: this is hand-numbered No. 21, and signed by Nicholas Parry.**Condition Near Fine, in a Near Fine slipcase. Spine label minimally glue-smudged, probably when made. A small smudge of black to shelf side of s/c.)** The story was written around 1926, and this volume was stylishly re-envisioned from Bertrand Rota's 1937 edition. Re-designed, and hand bound featuring new original original wood engravings by the Tern Press artists, printers and book binders, Nicholas and Mary Parry. The story concerns a young Englishwoman and her beau, separated by his military intelligence service, presumably in the First World War. It has the rich, poetic prose of Author Mary Webb (1881-1927), author of the novels "Precious Bane" and "Gone to Earth," but also includes a slightly spooky element which gives a good twist in the tale. The Tern Press, founded in 1977, is located not far from Mary Webb's birthplace in Shropshire. [For a copy of the Bertram Rota published limited edition, see our listing No. 8868] OCLC 83928745. Scarce.
Ref: FINE 8871
$235.00