London. Jonathan Cape. 1955
The illustrations were specially commissioned by the Reprint Society for their publication. Cape would later issue this, teir own illustrated edition using these same images. This Cape edition is considerably scarcer than that of the Reprint Society.
First illustrated trade edition, first impression. 8vo. Illustrations by C. F. Tunnicliffe. Publisher's black cloth-backed cream boards, device to upper board in black, titles to spin e in white, black topstain, pictorial endpapers. With the illustrated dust jacket. A beautiful copy in the price-clipped dust jacket.
First illustrated trade edition, first impression. 8vo. Illustrations by C. F. Tunnicliffe. Publisher's black cloth-backed cream boards, device to upper board in black, titles to spin e in white, black topstain, pictorial endpapers. With the illustrated dust jacket. A beautiful copy in the price-clipped dust jacket.
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