Kent, Rockwell. Eliot H. Stanley, editor of the companion volume. Sally Kent Gorton, preface to the companion volume.. The Jewel: A Romance of Fairyland. Two volumes in slipcase. The Baxter Society, Portland, ME, 1990.

Price: US$190.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Facsimile of the previously unpublished original 1917, calligraphic edition of Rockwell Kent's book, the only copy of which he gave to Hildegarde Hirsch. It is issued with with a companion volume in wrappers edited by Eliot H. Stanley. This copy is number 54 of one hundred copies signed by Sally Kent Gorton, Kent's wife. Both volumes are in fine condition and housed in a fine slipcase.

Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.

Kent, Rockwell. The Jewel:. A Romance of Fairyland [Signed Benefactor Copy]. The Baxter Society, Portland, ME, 1990.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Description: First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover/Stiff Wraps. The Baxter Society's second book. A facsimile reproduction of this early fantasy by Kent, slipcased with a companion book including preface by Sally Kent Groton and Notes on The Jewel by Eliot Stanley. Printed by the Stinehour Press and The Shagbark Press and hand bound by Judi W. Conant. A very handsome copy of this wonderful edition. Both volumes tight, bright and unmarred. Small bump in upper corner of slipcase, else bright and clean. Quarterbound, white cloth spine, blue paper boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. np. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Limited Edition, this being number 82 of 100 Benefactor Copies [of a complete run of 500]. Signed by Sally Kent Groton.

Seller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.