A Tale of Rosamund Gray and Old Blind Margaret
London: Frank Hollings / Golden Cockerel Press, 1928. First Thus. Hardcover. Narrow 12mo. Pp. ix, 71. Frontis. embossed panel with portrait engraving after a drawing by Hancock. Introduction by R. Brimley Johnson. Vellum backstrip over green paper covered boards, titles and rules in gilt, leaves deckle-edged. Private press edition limited to 500, this copy hand numbered 499. Spine, boards and head edge lightly soiled, damp stain to cover, lower corners rubbed through, binding tight, leaves crisp and bright. Good+. Item #6472
The poet and essayist's first foray into narrative prose. Text reprinted from the 1798 edition. Beautifully produced at Golden Cockerel under Robert Gibbings.
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