London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1924].
The illustrator's rarest work and the highlight of any Detmold book collection.
First edition; 4to (285 x 230 mm); illustrated with 12 full-page tipped-in colour plates by E. J. Detmold, captioned tissue guards, neat ink gift presentation to half-title, not affecting text, some spotting and toning to endpapers, upper hinge split but firm, the odd, very occasional light spot elsewhere to some text leaves but in the main, very clean and bright; publisher's cream cloth, gilt blocked to upper cover and spine, lower cover a trifle dusty, otherwise near-fine; housed in original publisher's box with colour illustration mounted on pull-off lid, rubbed and stained, lid with one short side and 5cm of one long side replaced but this box has done a marvellous job in preserving the book and rarely survives in any state.
First edition; 4to (285 x 230 mm); illustrated with 12 full-page tipped-in colour plates by E. J. Detmold, captioned tissue guards, neat ink gift presentation to half-title, not affecting text, some spotting and toning to endpapers, upper hinge split but firm, the odd, very occasional light spot elsewhere to some text leaves but in the main, very clean and bright; publisher's cream cloth, gilt blocked to upper cover and spine, lower cover a trifle dusty, otherwise near-fine; housed in original publisher's box with colour illustration mounted on pull-off lid, rubbed and stained, lid with one short side and 5cm of one long side replaced but this box has done a marvellous job in preserving the book and rarely survives in any state.
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