signed first edition pp. [2], 15, [3]: illustrated in color by Robert Gibbings (also prints a map). Contains original color woodcuts by Robert Gibbin
1922 · London
by Gibbings, Robert
London: Printed by Sanders Phillips & Co. Limited./ The Baynard Press Chryssell Rd, 1922. First edition of Robert Gibbings' rare first book, written in collaboration with his wife Moira Gibbings. pp. [2], 15, [3]: illustrated in color by Robert Gibbings (also prints a map). Contains original color woodcuts by Robert Gibbings, including colophon on back cover and illustration on front cover (both signed in type: 'RG'). Large 8vo (9-1/4 x 6 inches). Covers and text are moderately creased, with a few long (uneven) creases on covers and a few pages of text and illustrations; the book is printed on very heavy stock paper that is vulnerable to creasing, (truncated)