walter de la mare. seven short stories. faber, london, 1931.

Price: US$173.67 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 8vo, 196pp, illustd, orig red cloth, spine darkened just a bit , title and gilt good, binding vg clean and tight, contents vg clean and tight, signed and dated ( 1946 ) by the author to the front end paper

Seller: Peter Sexton, arlington, United Kingdom

Walter de la Mare. Seven Short Stories. Faber & Faber, London, 1931.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Vellum boards with darkening and mottling to the spine. Gilt titling to spine and gilt motif to front. Light foxing to endpapers. Top edge gilt, other edges rough-cut. Ex libris to prelims. 196pp. illus. unmarked and undiscoloured. Binding tight. "This edition printed on Italian handmade paper is limited to one hundred and seventy numbered copies each copy being signed by the author and by the artist and of this number one hundred and fifty copies only are for sale. This copy is No. 104". "104" handwritten. Signed by de la Mare and Nash to limitation page. Eight full page colour illus. A number of the leaves are still uncut. 165 x 230mm.

Seller: Snookerybooks, Philippolis, South Africa

NASH, John (illustrator). Walter DE LA MARE (author).. Seven Short Stories.. , 1931.

Price: US$537.70 + shipping

Description: London, Faber And Faber Limited. 1931. 8vo. Original full white vellum with small gilt vignette to upper cover, lettered gilt to spine, top edge gilt, others uncut, in original card slipcase; illustrated with 8 woodblock coloured plates by John Nash and a couple of other illustrations; an uncommonly fresh copy, both externally and internally, with a little light dusting to spine and a few text leaves slightly carelessly opened at the fore-edge; the slipcase with light edge wear and some dust-soiling; scarce by virtue of a very small limitation alone. First edition de luxe, printed on fine Italian handmade paper and limited to only 170 numbered copies, signed by both Walter de la Mare and John Nash, of which only 150 were for sale.

Seller: Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, United Kingdom