Joyce James

1936 · réf. 72353 — London: John Lane the Bodley Head 1936. First UK edition to be printed in England and eighth edition overall. Number 317 of 900 copies from a total edition of 1000. Small 4to or tall 8vo green linen buckram with gilt-lettered spine and gilt-stamped bow design by Eric Gill on front; text on Japon vellum; top edges gilt; 766 pages including appendices. Near fine with light crease to base of spine minor rubbing to corners and hint of foxing to endpapers; in about very good dust jacket with internal archival-tape repair to spine ends and corners where old tape was removed from verso. Jacket shows a bit of rubbing rumpling and soiling but only minimal edge wear. Relatively scarce in dust jacket. Slocum & Cahoon A23. John Lane the Bodley Head unknown