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WILLIAMSON, HENRY.. TARKA THE OTTER. His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers. By Henry Williamson with an Introduction by Hon. Sir John Fortescue K.C.V.O. This Edition limited to eleven hundred copies printed in England at the Chiswick Press, Tooks Court, London, of which one thousand copies only are for sale.. G. P. Putnam's Sons. Printed at the Chiswick Press of Tooks Court, London., London and New York, 1927.

Price: US$129.95 + shipping

Description: SECOND LIMITED LARGE PAPER EDITION. Large 8vo. 9.75 x 6.75 inches. xii + 255 + [1] pp. colophon. Text in brown (titles, owl devices, headings, etc.) and black. Bound in quarter tan buckram, gilt, over brown cloth; spine with contrasting brown title label, gilt. Top edge gilt, others rough cut. A very good copy. Decorated by owl device on title page, by colophon and by deer slot design in Introduction and leaf design at the start of each paragraph in text, all in brown. Scarce copy of the second limited large paper edition of one thousand copies of Tarka the Otter. The novel was begun by Williamson in June 1923 and finished in February 1927 in the village of Ham, Devon (Matthews, Henry Williamson A Bibliography A8 1927b). FICTION WILLIAMSON LIT. FICTION ANIMALS 20TH CENTURY PRINTERS FICTION

Seller: Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, KENT, United Kingdom

WILLIAMSON, Henry (1895-1997):. TARKA THE OTTER: His Joyful Water-Life & Death in the Country of the Two Rivers.. LONDON G P Putnam's & Sons, 1927.

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Description: A nice copy of the Large Paper First Edition [pre-dating the Tunnicliffe version] and Limited to eleven hundred copies of which 1,000 were for sale.Cr.8vo.[9¾"X7"]Buckram backed brown cloth with leather lettering piece to spine top edge gilt & un-cut with an introduction by the Hon. Sir John Fortescue printed at the Chiswick Press with a second colour throughout.

Seller: John L. Capes (Books) Established 1969, STAITHES, United Kingdom

WILLIAMSON, HENRY.. TARKA THE OTTER. His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers. By Henry Williamson with an Introduction by Hon. Sir John Fortescue K.C.V.O.. G. P. Putnam's Sons. Printed at the Chiswick Press of Tooks Court, London., 1927.

Price: US$389.86 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: FIRST TRADE EDITION. 8vo. 7.75 x 5.25 inches. viii + 255 pp. + [1] pp. colophon. Bound in original brown cloth, gilt, in unclipped pictorial dust wrapper, illustrated by Hester Sainsbury, which has sunned spine with light creasing at tail and a few very small edge chips. Browning of flyleaf margins, but otherwise a fine copy. Decorated by owl device on title page and by colophon. Good condition copy of the first trade edition of Tarka the Otter, printed from the original type setting of the previous limited editions, with some modifications, being issued alongside the second limited large paper edition. The novel was begun by Williamson in June 1923 and finished in February 1927 in the village of Ham, Devon (Matthews, Henry Williamson A Bibliography A8 1927c). FICTION WILLIAMSON LIT. FICTION ANIMALS 20TH CENTURY PRINTERS FIRST EDITION PRINTERS FICTION

Seller: Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, KENT, United Kingdom

WILLIAMSON, HENRY.. TARKA THE OTTER. His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers. By Henry Williamson with an Introduction by Hon. Sir John Fortescue K.C.V.O. Of this Edition printed at the Chiswick Press, Tooks Court, London, on English handmade paper, one hundred numbered copies, signed by the author, are for sale to private subscribers only. This is No. 47.. Privately Printed for Subscribers only. Printed at the Chiswick Press of Tooks Court in London., 1927.

Price: US$3898.64 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: FIRST SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Large 8vo. 9.75 x 6.75 inches. xii + 255 + [1] pp. colophon. Text in brown (titles, owl devices, headings, etc.) and black. Bound in full vellum with brown leather spine title label, gilt. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Minor wear to extremities with spotting of uncut edges, traces on flyleaves. and very occasionally in margins; otherwise a fine copy. Signed by author with the addition of his owl device above typed label, Issued to C. H. Rutter, Brighton. Decorated by owl device on title page, by colophon and by deer slot design in Introduction and leaf design at the start of each paragraph in text, all in brown. Very scarce copy of the first, signed limited edition of one hundred copies of Tarka the Otter. Begun by Williamson in June 1923, it was finished in February 1927 in the village of Ham, Devon (Matthews, Henry Williamson A Bibliography A8 1927a). FICTION WILLIAMSON LIT. FICTION ANIMALS 20TH CENTURY FIRST EDITION PRINTERS SIGNED FICTION

Seller: Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, KENT, United Kingdom