first edition
1920 · London
by Wise, Thomas J.
London: Printed for Private Circulation Only by Richard Clay & Sons, 1920. First edition. First edition. Original red-brown paper covered boards with cover lettering in black, printed paper label on spine. Limited to 150 Copies. This first printing is quite scarce, with the 1921 edition being much more prevalent. Interesting publisher's copy (Dawsons, 1964), who made a facsimile reproduction of the work in that year, and this copy, containing a few paste-in printed labels, such as one below the date on the title page, "Reprinted for/ DAWSONS of PALL MALL/London/1964." The reprint bore the imprint, "Reprinted in the Netherlands..." which also appears as a label on the verso of the title page. A rare Wise imprint, and a fascinating copy with fascinating printing history ramifications.
(Inventory #: 4913)