TALES OF THE SEA. One of twenty-five numbered copies.
London: Printed for the Author by Richard Clay and Sons, Ltd., 1919. First Edition. Paper Wrappers (pb). Quarto (4to). Very good+ condition. Item #020520
10 pages of text. Light green printed paper wrappers, mostly toned to a tan color, with minor shelfwear. Page edges untrimmed; leaves measure 8 1/2 x 6 7/8 inches. Many pages uncut and unopened. The publication is completed by a leaf, printed on one side only, with the following imprint: London: Printed for the Author for Private Circulation Only. Edition limited to Twenty-five Copies. This copy hand-numbered in red ink "No. 8." The pages facing the wrappers are slightly toned from offsetting. Previously printed in "The Outlook", June 4th, 1898. Protected in an enclosure, which slides into a gilt-lettered leather backed slipcase, which is slightly worn and heavily sunned. Wise Bibliography #46. First edition, thus.
Price: $2,000.00